| 1 | A Song of the going up. Of David. 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 came up against us; |
| 3 | They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us: |
| 4 | We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul; |
| 5 | Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul. |
| 6 | Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth. |
| 7 | Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free. |
| 8 | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. |