1: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say); 2: If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us; 3: They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us: 4: We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul; 5: Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul. 6: Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth. 7: Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free. 8: Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
