The Book of Psalms

A song of ascents; of David. “If Yahweh had not been on our side,” let Israel say now,

“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us,

then they would have swallowed us up alive when their anger raged against us.

The water would have swept us away; the river would have overwhelmed us.

Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not allowed us to be torn by their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

Our help is in Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.