A Song of degrees; of David. Except that it was Jehovah who was for us, O may Israel say;

Except that it was Jehovah who was for us when men rose up against us,

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

then the waters would have flowed over us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

Blessed is Jehovah, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Our help is in the name of Jehovah, who made the heavens and earth.