A song of ascents. Of David. If it had not been the LORD who was for us — let Israel now say —
Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD
if it had not been the LORD who was for us when man rose against us,
then they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger burned against us;
then the waters would have swept us away, a torrent would have passed over our soul;
then the raging waters would have passed over our soul.
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Our soul has escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare was broken, and we escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.