Holy Scripture
Psalms 123:4
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“"Our soul is filled exceedingly; a reproach to the wealthy, and a contempt to the proud" (ver. 4). We were asking who were "the wealthy:" he hath expounded to thee, in that he hath said, "the proud." "Reproach" and "contempt" are the same: and "wealthy" is the same with "proud." It is a repetition of the sentence, "a…”
Source: Septuagint
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4Verily the water would have drowned us, Our soul would have gone under the torrent.
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2If it had not been that the Lord was among us, When men rose up against us;
3Verily they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:
— Psalms 123:4 —
5Yea, our soul would have gone under The overwhelming water.
6Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us For a prey to their teeth.