1 If the Lord had not been on our side –let Israel say –
2 if the Lord had not been on our sidewhen people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alivewhen their anger flared against us;
4 the flood would have engulfed us,the torrent would have swept over us,
5 the raging waterswould have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the Lord,who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a birdfrom the fowler’s snare;the snare has been broken,and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.