1<\/sup>A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n