¹ Here is what Israel should say.
Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
² Suppose the Lord had not been on our side
when our enemies attacked us.
³ Suppose he had not been on our side
when their burning anger blazed out against us.
Then they would have swallowed us alive.
⁴ They would have been like a flood that drowned us.
They would have swept over us like a rushing river.
⁵ They would have washed us away
like a swollen stream.

⁶ Give praise to the Lord.
He has not let our enemies chew us up.
⁷ We have escaped like a bird
from a hunter’s trap.
The trap has been broken,
and we have escaped.
⁸ Our help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

⁸ Our help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth.