A Song of Ascents. By David.

1 If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,

let Israel now say,

2 if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,

when men rose up against us,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be Yahweh,

who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in Yahweh’s name,

who made heaven and earth.

1 En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss(-)så sie Israel- 2 hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene stod op imot oss, 3 da hadde de slukt oss levende, da deres vrede var optendt imot oss, 4 da hadde vannene overskyllet oss, en strøm var gått over vår sjel, 5 da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.

6 Lovet være Herren, som ikke gav oss til rov for deres tenner!

7 Vår sjel er undsloppet som en fugl av fuglefangernes snare; snaren er sønderrevet, og vi er undsloppet. 8 Vår hjelp er i Herrens navn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.