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.“
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the LORD had not been on our side.2Suppose the LORD had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us.3Suppose he had not been on our side when their burning anger blazed out against us. Then they would have swallowed us alive.4They would have been like a flood that drowned us. They would have swept over us like a rushing river.5They would have washed us away like a swollen stream.6Give praise to the LORD. He has not let our enemies chew us up.7We have escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.8Our help comes from the LORD. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.