Holy Scripture
Psalms 123:3
A church father on this verse
“"For we have been much filled with contempt" [Psalm 123:3]. All that will live piously according to Christ, must needs suffer reproof, [2 Timothy 3:12] must needs be despised by those who do not choose to live piously, all whose happiness is earthly. They are derided who call that happiness which they cannot see with…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3Verily they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled 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;
2If it had not been that the Lord was among us, When men rose up against us;
— Psalms 123:3 —
4Verily the water would have drowned us, Our soul would have gone under the torrent.
5Yea, our soul would have gone under The overwhelming water.