Psalm 124:1-8 (NRSV)

THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS (124:1–5): “If the LORD had not been on our side—”

A. The wicked would have swallowed Israel up (124:1–3).

B. The waters would have engulfed Israel (124:4–5).

II. THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS (124:6–8): “Our help is from the LORD.”

A. They are not torn apart by their foes! (124:6).

B. They are delivered from their foes, as a bird escapes a hunter’s trap (124:7–8)