1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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 rose up against us:

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:

3 ¶ Then they had swallowed us up alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us:

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

4 ¶ Then the waters had overwhelmed us,
The stream had gone over our soul:

5 Then the proud waters 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.

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.

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.

8 ¶ Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.