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 [quickly] swallowed us alive,

When their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us,

The torrent 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 as prey to be torn by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;

The trap is broken and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.