1 If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say(A)— 2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, 3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; 4 the flood(B) would have engulfed us, the torrent(C) would have swept over us, 5 the raging waters would 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 bird from the fowler’s snare;(D) the snare has been broken,(E) and we have escaped. 8 Our help is in the name(F) of the Lord, the Maker of heaven(G) and earth.
