| 1 | If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say -- |
| 2 | if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us, |
| 3 | then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; |
| 4 | then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; |
| 5 | then over us would have gone the raging waters. |
| 6 | Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! |
| 7 | We have escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! |
| 8 | Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |