1A Song of Ascents. By David. If Yahweh had not been on our side, let Israel now declare,
2if Yahweh had not been on our side when people attacked us;
3then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared up against us;
4then the waters would have completely covered us, the flood would have drowned us;
5then the raging waters would have drowned us.
6Praise Yahweh, who has not let us be prey for their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird from a hunter’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help comes from Yahweh’s name, the one who made heaven and earth.