2 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,

3 Then they would have ^aswallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us; ‡

4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have¹ gone over our soul; ‡

5 Then the swollen waters
Would have¹ gone over our soul.” ‡

6 Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

7 ^aOur soul has escaped ^bas a bird from the snare of the¹ fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped. ‡

8 ^aOur help is in the name of the Lord,
^bWho made heaven and earth. ‡