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If the Lord had not been on our side—
Let Israel say—
If the Lord had not been on our side
When people attacked us, then they

They would have swallowed us alive
When their anger flared against us
The flood would have engulfed us
The torrent would have swept over us

The raging waters would have swept us away
Praise be to the Lord
Who has not let us be torn by their teeth
Lord, our God, be praised

We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare
The snare has been broken and we have escaped
Our help is in the name of the Lord
The Maker of heaven and earth Who from the beginning all this kept


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