1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say , 2If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us ; 3Then they had swallowed us up alive , When their wrath was kindled against us : 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us , The stream had gone over our soul ; 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul .
The Assurance of God's Help
6Blessed be Jehovah , Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth . 7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : The snare is broken , and we are escaped . 8Our help is in the name of Jehovah , Who made heaven and earth .