Psalm 124:2
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:”
KJV
Read in Psalm 124Meaning
The repeated counterfactual intensifies the communal memory of vulnerability and rescue. It describes a past threat, not a standing license to treat opponents as enemies of God.
If the LORD had not been for us
Reinforces the counterfactual confession of dependence.