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.

大卫朝圣之歌*原文作"往上行之歌"。 1 愿以色列人说：

如果不是耶和华帮助我们，*本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题

2 如果不是耶和华帮助我们；

那么，人起来攻击我们，

3 向我们发怒的时候，

就把我们活活吞下去了。

4 那时，洪水漫过我们，

急流淹没我们；

5 汹涌的洪水把我们淹没。

6 耶和华是应当称颂的，

他没有容让敌人把我们当作猎物撕裂。

7 我们像雀鸟从捕鸟的人的网罗里逃脱；

网罗破裂，我们就逃脱了。

8 我们的帮助在于耶和华的名，

他是造天地的主。