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| [1]If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say; |
[1]A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save [for] Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say), |
| [2]if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us; |
[2]Save [for] Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us, |
| [3]verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us: |
[3]Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us, |
| [4]verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent. |
[4]Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul, |
| [5]Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water. |
[5]Then passed over our soul had the proud waters. |
| [6]Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth. |
[6]Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth. |
| [7]Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. |
[7]Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped. |
| [8]Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
[8]Our help [is] in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth! |