A Song of Ascents. By David.
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1If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,
- let Israel now say,
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2if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,
- when men rose up against us;
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3then they would have swallowed us up alive,
- when their wrath was kindled against us;
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4then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
- the stream would have gone over our soul;
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5then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
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6Blessed be Yahweh,
- who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.
- The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
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8Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
- who made heaven and earth.