A Song
of degrees
of David.
If
it had not been the LORD
who was on our side, now may Israel
say;
If
it had not been the LORD
who was on our side, when men
rose up
against us:
Then
they had swallowed us up
quick,
when their wrath
was kindled
against us:
Then
the waters
had overwhelmed
us, the stream
had gone over
our soul:
ravine
χείμαρρον
cheimarron
Then
the proud
waters
had gone over
our soul.
Blessed
be the LORD,
who hath not given
us as a prey
to their teeth.
Our soul
is escaped
as a bird
out of the snare
of the fowlers:
the snare
is broken,
and we are escaped.
Our help
is in the name
of the LORD,
who made
heaven
and earth.
