1 “If the Lord had not been on our side. . .”(Israel should repeat this.)
2 “If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,
3 then they would have swallowed us alivewhen their anger exploded against us.
4 Then the floodwaters would have swept us away.An ⌊overflowing⌋ stream would have washed us away.
5 Then raging water would have washed us away.”
6 Thank the Lord, who did not let them sink their teeth into us.
7 We escaped like a bird caught in a hunter’s trap.The trap was broken, and we escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.