1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—
2 “Had Adonai not been on our side, when men rose up against us,
3 then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath burned against us.
4 Then the waters would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over our soul,
5 then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”
6 Blessed be Adonai, who has not given us as prey for their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the trappers— the snare is broken, and we escaped!
8 Our help is in the Name of Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth.