The Whole Booke of Psalmes ‎#76a

76a. Nisi quia Dom

1 Now Israel
may say, and that truly:
If that the Lord
had not our cause maintaind:
2 If that the Lord
had not our right sustaind,
When all the world
against us furiously
Made their uproares,
and said we should all die.

3 Now long ago
they had devour’d us all:
And swallowed quick,
for ought that we could deem:
Such was their rage,
as we might well esteem.
4 And as the flouds
with mighty force do fall:
So laid they now
our lives even brought to thrall.

5 The raging streames
most proud and roaring oise,
Had long ago
over-whelmed in the deepe.
6 But loved be God,
which doth us safely keep
From bloudy teeth,
and their most cruell voice,
Which as a prey,
to eat us would rejoyce.

7 Even as a bird
out of the Fowlers grin
Escapes away,
right so it fares with us:
Broke are their nets,
and we have scaped thus.
8 God that made heaven,
and earth is our help then:
His Name hath sav'd
us from these wicked men.

Text Information

• First Line: Now Israel
• Title: Nisi quia Dom
• Author: W. W.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1640
• Scripture:
  Psalm 124

Tune Information

• Name: [Now Israel]
• Key: C Major