1 If the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say: if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; 2 Then they had swallowed us up alive: when their wrath was kindled against us. 3 Then the waters had overwhelmed us: the stream had gone over our soul. 4 Then the proud waters : had gone even over our soul. 5 Blessed be the Lord: who hath not given us as a prey unto their teeth. 6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 7 Our help is in the Name of the Lord: who hath made heaven and earth.