Holy Scripture
Psalms 123:2
A church father on this verse
“The tax collector in the Gospel, therefore, acting properly, "did not wish even to lift up his eyes," but on the other hand, the disciple who is present with Jesus would reasonably lift them up when he is given the command, "Lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are already white to harvest."2The prophet, to…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2If it had not been that the Lord was among us, When men rose up against us;
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1A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, Let Israel now say;
— Psalms 123:2 —
3Verily they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:
4Verily the water would have drowned us, Our soul would have gone under the torrent.