1 If the LORD had not been on our side—
       let Israel say—

    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 would have engulfed us,
       the torrent 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;
       the snare has been broken,
       and we have escaped.

    8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
       the Maker of heaven and earth.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, TODAY'S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society®. Used by permission of International Bible Society®. All rights reserved worldwide.