1 I f it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2 I f it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3 T hen they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4 T hen the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5 T hen the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 B lessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 O ur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 O ur help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.