If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side,\par\tab When men rose up against us;
For dogs have compassed me:\par\tab A company of evil-doers have inclosed me;\par\tab They pierced my hands and my feet.
The wicked watcheth the righteous,\par\tab And seeketh to slay him.
{\b A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.}\par\par\tab Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased!\par\tab Many are they that rise up against me.
Many there are that say of my soul,\par\tab There is no help for him in God. {\i Selah
In God (I will praise {\i his} word),\par\tab In Jehovah (I will praise {\i his} word),