1 ¶ If the LORD had not been for us, now may Israel say,

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2 I f the LORD had not been for us, 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 would have 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 would have overwhelmed us; the flood would have gone over our soul;

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 t hen the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 ¶ Blessed be the LORD, who did not give 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 has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has 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 the LORD, who made the heaven and the earth.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.