1 Poutní píseň, Davidova. Kdyby sám Hospodin nebyl při nás – Izrael ať řekne –, 2 kdyby sám Hospodin nebyl při nás, když proti nám povstali lidé, 3 zaživa by nás tehdy zhltli v hněvu, jímž proti nám vzpláli. 4 Tehdy by nás zatopily vody, dravý proud by se přes nás valil, 5 tehdy by se přes nás převalily vzduté vody. 6 Požehnán buď Hospodin, že za kořist nás nedal jejich zubům! 7 Unikli jsme jako ptáče z osidla lovců. Osidlo je protrženo, unikli jsme! 8 Naše pomoc je ve jménu Hospodina; on učinil nebesa i zemi.
1A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say— (Ž 94,17; Ž 120,1; Ž 129,1)2if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when people rose up against us,3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; (Ž 56,1)4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; (Jb 22,11; Ž 32,6; Ž 69,1; Ž 69,2; Iz 8,8)5then over us would have gone the raging waters.6Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! (Ž 91,3)8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. (Ž 121,2)