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Now Israel may say and that in truth,
"If that the LORD had not our right maintained,
If that the LORD had not with us remained,
When cruel men against us rose to strive,
We surely had been swallowed up alive.
2
"Yea, when their wrath against us fiercely rose,
Then as fierce floods before them all things drown,
So had they brought our soul to death quite down;
The raging streams, with their proud swelling waves,
Had then our soul o'erwhelmed as in the grave."
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Blessed be the LORD Who made us not their prey;
As from the snare a bird escapeth free,
Their net is rent and so escaped are we.
Our only help is in Jehovah's name,
Who made the earth and all the heav'nly frame.
This is a raw a cappella recording of Psalm 124, sung to the traditional Old 124th tune (also known as Old 124 / Old 124th Psalm Tune), in classic metrical psalm style. No instruments, just voice. Historic Reformed / Presbyterian worship sound.
The words of Psalm 124 (“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side…”) are a song of rescue, deliverance, and gratitude to God. This style comes from Scottish / Covenanter / Reformation-era congregational singing: unaccompanied, direct, communal, and focused on Scripture. I’m sharing this to keep that sound alive and make it easy for churches, families, and believers to learn and sing the psalms together.
Recorded for devotional use, worship resources, and anyone studying traditional psalmody, Scottish psalter singing, or Reformed Presbyterian hymnology. Feel free to use it for personal worship, teaching parts, or to learn how Psalm 124 is sung in the Scottish/Presbyterian tradition.
– Vocal only (unaccompanied / a cappella)
– Old 124th / Old 124 psalm tune
– Metrical Psalm 124 (Scottish Psalter style)
– Scripture-based worship music
– Traditional Reformed / Presbyterian psalm singing
