The Lord the Defense of His People
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 “If it had not been theLordwho was on ourside,”
# Let Israel now say—
2 “If it had not been theLordwho was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would haveswallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul;
5 Then the swollen waters
Would have gone over our soul.”
6 BlessedbetheLord,
Who has not given usasprey to their teeth.
7 Our soul has escapedas a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our helpisin the name of theLord,
# Who made heaven and earth.