1 If it had not been the LORDLord:יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. who was on our side, now may Israel say;
References Lord:Psalms 27:1, 46:7, 54:4, 94:17, 120:1, 125:1, 127:1. Parallel theme:Psalms 56:9, 121:1, Romans 8:31 +5
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
References Lord:Psalms 3:1. Parallel theme:Psalms 22:16, 37:32
3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrathWrath:אַף (Aph). The Hebrew aph (אַף) literally means 'nose' or 'nostrils,' idiomatically expressing wrath or anger—God's righteous indignation against sin. Yet God is 'slow to anger' (Exodus 34:6) and 'abundant in mercy.' was kindled against us:
Parallel theme:Psalms 35:25, 57:3, Daniel 3:19, Matthew 2:16, Acts 9:2
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Parallel theme:Job 38:11
6 Blessed be the LORDLord:יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty., who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
References Lord:Psalms 118:13, 1 Samuel 26:20. Parallel theme:Psalms 17:9
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heavenHeaven:שָׁמַיִם (Shamayim). The Hebrew shamayim (שָׁמַיִם) means heaven or sky—God's dwelling place and the realm above earth. 'The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's' (Psalm 115:16), yet 'the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him' (1 Kings 8:27). and earth.
Creation:Psalms 115:15, 121:2, 134:3, Genesis 1:1, Jeremiah 32:17, Acts 4:24