What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:

以色列人要说：若不是耶和华帮助我们，

说吧，以色列：“若不是耶和华帮助我们，

说吧，以色列：“若不是耶和华帮助我们，

以色列人要说：若不是耶和华帮助我们，

愿以色列人说：如果不是耶和华帮助我们，（本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题）

愿以色列说：“要不是耶和华在我们这边，

以色列人要說：若不是耶和華幫助我們，

說吧，以色列：「若不是耶和華幫助我們，

說吧，以色列：「若不是耶和華幫助我們，

以色列人要說：若不是耶和華幫助我們，

願以色列人說：如果不是耶和華幫助我們，（本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題）

讓以色列說：若不是永恆主、他在為我們，

願以色列說：「要不是耶和華在我們這邊，

以色列當曰、非耶和華偕我、

以色列族當曰、遇有仇敵、怒而攻予、如耶和華不加眷祐、則予早被生吞兮、

以色列民當云、若非主保祐我、

惟願我義塞。向主披心臆。

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

Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—

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

“ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel say,

“ If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say—

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

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

If[ it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

“ If the LORD had not been on our side”– let Israel say this!–

If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!

I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this:

But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,“ I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”So we can say with confidence,“ The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

“ Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”

Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.

How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways!

I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude

From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.

How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.

Lord, remember David and all that he suffered.

Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp.

Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord.

Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord:“ I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.

I was glad when they said to me,“ Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude