Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 124 of Psalms. Psalm 124 imagines what would have happened if the Lord had not been with Israel. The threat appears as a flood, the teeth of predators, and a hunter’s snare, images expressing an impossible survival situation. The community recognizes that deliverance was exclusively God’s work. The final confession that help comes from the Creator of heaven and earth turns the memory of danger into a declaration of trust.
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so verschlängen sie uns lebendig, wenn ihr Zorn über uns ergrimmte;
Vivos nos habrían entonces tragado, Cuando se encendió su furor en nosotros.
nos habrían tragado vivos al encenderse su ira contra nosotros.
Ils nous auraient engloutis tout vivants, Quand leur colère s'enflamma contre nous;
Essi ci avrebbero tranghiottiti tutti vivi, Allora che l’ira loro ardeva contro a noi;
Eles então nos teriam engulido vivos, quando a sua ira se acendeu contra nós.
那時,人向我們發怒, 就把我們活活吞了;
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