1<\/sup>If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the followers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n