1 1 1 A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1 Here is what Israel should say. 1 Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
2 Suppose the Lord had not been on our side 2 when our enemies attacked us.
3 Suppose he had not been on our side 3 when their anger blazed out against us. 3 Then they would have swallowed us alive.
4 They would have been like a flood that drowned us. 4 They would have swept over us like a rushing river.
5 They would have washed us away 5 like a swollen stream.
6 Give praise to the Lord. 6 He has not let our enemies chew us up.
7 We have escaped like a bird 7 from a hunter's trap. 7 The trap has been broken, 7 and we have escaped.
8 Our help comes from the Lord. 8 He is the Maker of heaven and earth.













