¹ If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    —let Israel now say—^(A)
2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
    when our enemies attacked us,
³ then they would have swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;^(B)
4 then the flood would have swept us away;
    the torrent would have gone over us;^(C)
5 then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.

¹ Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which cannot be moved but abides forever.^(G)
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so the Lord surrounds his people
    from this time on and forevermore.^(H)
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
    on the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous might not stretch out
    their hands to do wrong.^(I)
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
    and to those who are upright in their hearts.^(J)
5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways,
    the Lord will lead away with evildoers.
    Peace be upon Israel!^(K)

¹ When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,^[a]
    we were like those who dream.^(L)
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”^(M)
3 The Lord has done great things for us,
    and we rejoiced.^(N)