1 “ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,

“If the Lord had not been on our side,” let Israel say,

2 “ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When men rose up against us,

“If the Lord had not been on our side when men came against us,

3 T hen they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;

they would have eaten us up alive. Because their anger burned against us.

4 T hen the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul;

The waters would have covered us. The river would have passed over our soul.

5 T hen the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

The angry waters would have passed over our soul.”

6 B lessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

Honor and thanks be to the Lord! He has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7 O ur soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.

We have become free like a bird out of a trap. The net is broken and now we are free.

8 O ur help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

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