Our Help is in the Name of the Lord
1{A Song of degrees of David.} If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
King James Bible
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Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD
1 A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
2 if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us;
3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;
4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;
5 then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD
A song of ascents. Of David.
1If the LORD had not been on our side—
let Israel now declare—
2 if the LORD had not been on our side
when men attacked us,
3 when their anger flared against us,
then they would have swallowed us alive,
4 then the floods would have engulfed us,
then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
5 then the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6 Blessed be the LORD,
who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler;
the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Our Help is in the Name of the Lord
1A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
2Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,
3Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,
4Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,
5Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.
6Blessed is Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth.
7Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!
