1A song of the ascents: for David IF the LORD had not been on our side -- let Israel now say --
2if the LORD had not been on our side when our foes attacked,
3then they would have swallowed us alive in the heat of their anger against us.
4Then the waters would have carried us away and the torrent swept over us;
5then over us would have swept the raging waters.
6Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us a prey for their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's trap; the trap is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the LORD, maker of heaven and earth.