1  If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —

2  If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,

3  Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;

4  Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

5  Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6  Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up 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 have escaped.

8  Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.