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If the had not been on our side, * let Israel now say;

If the had not been on our side, * when enemies rose up against us;

Then would they have swallowed us up alive * in their fierce anger toward us;

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us * and the torrent gone over us;

Then would the raging waters * have gone right over us.

Blessed be the ! * he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; * the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Our help is in the Name of the, * the maker of heaven and earth.

Those who trust in the are like Mount Zion, * which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever.

The hills stand about Jerusalem; * so does the stand round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

The scepter of the wicked shall not hold sway over the land allotted to the just, * so that the just shall not put their hands to evil.