4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, 5 then the raging waters would have swept us away. 6 Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Psalms 124:4–6
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Psalms of Solomon 13:3–5
3 Noisome beasts ran upon them: With their teeth they tore their flesh, And with their molars crushed their bones. (PSS) 4 But from all these things the Lord delivered us. (PSS) 5 The righteous was troubled on account of his errors, Lest he should be taken away along with the si… (PSS)
Job 22:10–12
10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; 11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. 12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
Psalms of Solomon 16:2–4
2 I had been nigh unto the gates of Sheol with the sinner, When my soul departed from the Lord God of Israel-- (PSS) 3 Had not the Lord helped me with His everlasting mercy. (PSS) 4 He pricked me, as a horse is pricked, that I might serve Him, My saviour and helper at all times… (PSS)
2 Samuel 22:4–6
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. 5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Psalms 44:18–20
18 Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. 19 But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness. 20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
Psalms 44:6–8
6 For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. 7 For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame. 8 In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
Psalms 136:23–25
23 He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever. 24 and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever. 25 He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
2 Baruch 14:6–7
6 us life," but always feared Thee, and have not left Thy ways? And lo! they have been carried off, (2BA) 7 nor on their account hast Thou had mercy on Zion. And if others did evil, it was due to Zion, that on account of the works of those who wrought good works she sho… (2BA)
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