If it had not been the Lord who was on our side - Unless it was Yahweh who was with us. The idea is that someone had been with them…

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against …

But for Jehovah, who was on our side. Some commentators think that this Psalm describes the very sad and calamitous condition of the Churc…

If [it had not been] the Lord who was on our side
Or, "was for us" ^F8 . The Syriac version is, "that rose…

God allows the enemies of His people sometimes to prevail greatly against them, so that His power may be more clearly seen in their deliverance. Ha…