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