1„De n‑ar fi fost DOMNUL de partea noastră…“ – să spună acum Israel lucrul acesta!2„De n‑ar fi fost DOMNUL de partea noastră, când s‑au ridicat oamenii împotriva noastră,3ne‑ar fi înghițit de vii, când li s‑a aprins mânia față de noi;4ne‑ar fi potopit apele, ar fi trecut peste noi torentul[1];5ar fi trecut peste noi apele cele năprasnice.6Binecuvântat să fie DOMNUL, Care nu ne‑a lăsat pradă colților lor.7Sufletul nostru a scăpat ca o pasăre din lațul păsărarilor; lațul s‑a rupt, iar noi am scăpat!8Ajutorul nostru este în Numele DOMNULUI, Creatorul cerurilor și al pământului.“
Psalmi 124
King James Version
1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.