¹ Song of degrees of David. If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
² If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against
³ Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against
⁴ Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
⁵ Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
⁶ Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth.
⁷ Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
⁸ Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.