| 1 A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel say-- |
| 2 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, |
| 3 when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; |
| 4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, |
| 5 the raging waters would have swept us away. |
| 6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. |
| 7 We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. |
| 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
