1 〔大衛上行之詩。〕以色列人要說、若不是耶和華幫助我們、
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel say-- |
2 若不是耶和華幫助我們、當人起來攻擊我們、
if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, |
3 向我們發怒的時候、就把我們活活的吞了．
when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; |
4 那時、波濤必漫過我們、河水必淹沒我們．
the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, |
5 狂傲的水必淹沒我們。
the raging waters would have swept us away. |
6 耶和華是應當稱頌的．他沒有把我們當野食交給他們吞喫。〔原文作牙齒〕
Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. |
7 我們好像雀鳥從捕鳥人的網羅裡逃脫．網羅破裂、我們逃脫了。
We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. |
8 我們得幫助、是在乎倚靠造天地之耶和華的名。
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
