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 愿以色列人说： 如果不是耶和华帮助我们， （本节在《马索拉抄本》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。