1   If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
    2   If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
    3   Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
    4   Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
    5   Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
    6   Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
    7   Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
    8   Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.