Our help is in the name of the Lord

 
Psalm for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, RCL Year A

Psalm 133

 
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth

v 1-3
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;

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth

v 1a, 4-5
^1a If the LORD had not been on our side
⁴ the flood would have engulfed us,
      the torrent would have swept over us,
⁵ the raging waters
      would have swept us away.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth

v 6-7
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.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth

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