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