Psalms

¹A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it: ↗

²if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us, ↗

³perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us, ↗

⁴perhaps the waters would have engulfed us. ↗

⁵Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water. ↗

⁶Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth. ↗

⁷Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed. ↗

⁸Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ↗