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We Almost Didn't Make It.

Psalms 124 — When you realize plot armor is real and God's been carrying the whole time

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Key Takeaways

The bird-breaking-free-from-a-trap image is one of the hardest visuals in Psalms — one second you're caught, next second God snaps the wire and you're soaring.

The whole psalm is a call-and-response hype session where the entire nation testifies together about how close they came to getting washed.
Israel had zero business surviving — the enemies weren't just haters, they were legit life-threatening, and without God stepping in they were fully cooked.
The closer is the hardest bar in the chapter: if God can build the entire universe, He can break whatever has you trapped right now.

📢 Chapter 124 — Plot Armor Is Real 🛡️

This is one of those where takes a moment to look back at everything they've been through and just says — yo, we should NOT have survived that. A song of ascent, sung on the way up to , reminding each other that God's protection is the only reason they're still here.

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"If God Wasn't On Our Side" 🌊

The psalm opens with a call and response. throws out the line, and all of repeats it back together:

"If the Lord hadn't been on our side — everybody say it — if the Lord hadn't been on our side when people came for us, they would've swallowed us whole. Their anger was burning so hot, the flood would've swept us away. The current would've pulled us under. The raging waters would've gone right over our heads."

No cap, this is raw honesty. The enemies weren't just inconvenient — they were life-threatening. Without God stepping in, was cooked. The imagery hits different: swallowed alive, drowned by the current, completely overwhelmed. They're not exaggerating for drama — they're testifying. 🌊

The Snare Is Broken 🕊️

But then the whole tone shifts. From almost-drowned to completely free:

"Blessed be the Lord — He didn't let us become prey for their teeth! We escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The snare is broken, and we are free. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made Heaven and earth."

That image of a bird breaking free from a trap — that's the whole testimony. One second you're caught, the next second God snaps the wire and you're soaring. And the ends with the most grounding line: the God who rescued them is the same God who made everything. If He can build the whole universe, He can break whatever has you trapped. 💯

Key Takeaways

📢 Chapter 124 — Plot Armor Is Real 🛡️

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"If God Wasn't On Our Side" 🌊

The Snare Is Broken 🕊️