PsalmsChapter 124 · help and protection and heaven and earth

8 verses1 sections1 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 124 contains 8 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include help and protection and heaven and earth.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 124?

The chapter opens, “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;” It closes in verse 8, “Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes: help and protectionheaven and earth
Passage: Psalms 124:1–8
Reading time: About 1 minute · 121 words

Section-by-section outline

Psalms 124 outline

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Verses 1–8
Help and Protection · Heaven and Earth
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 124 KJV

¹If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; ²If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: ³Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: ⁴Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: ⁵Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. ⁶Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. ⁷Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. ⁸Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.