27. if I had not feared insult from the enemy,or feared that these foes might misunderstandand say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed;it wasn’t the Lord who did all this.’ ”
28. Israel is a nation lacking sensewith no understanding at all.
29. If only they were wise, they would figure it out;they would understand their fate.
30. How could one man pursue a thousand,or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them,unless the Lord had given them up?
31. But their “rock” is not like our Rock;even our enemies concede.