1 If the Lord hadn’t been for us—let Israel now repeat!—
2 if the Lord hadn’t been for us,when those people attacked us
3 then they would have swallowed us up wholewith their rage burning against us!
4 Then the waters would have drowned us;the torrent would have come over our necks;
5 then the raging waters would have come over our necks!
6 Bless the Lordbecause he didn’t hand us overlike food for our enemies’ teeth!
7 We escaped like a bird from the hunters’ trap;the trap was broken so we escaped!
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.