A Song of Ascents, of David. ¹ “Had it not been the LORD who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say, ² “Had it not been the LORD who was on our side
When men rose up against us, ³ Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their anger was kindled against us; ⁴ Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have swept over our soul; ⁵ Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.” ⁶ Blessed be the LORD,
Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth. ⁷ Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped. ⁸ Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.