27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy,
Lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
Lest they should say, ^a“Our hand is high;
And it is not the Lord who has done all this.” ’ ‡

28 “For they are a nation void of counsel,
Nor is there any understanding in them.

30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock ^ahad sold them,
And the Lord had surrendered them? ‡

31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
^aEven our enemies themselves being judges. ‡