International Standard Version

1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now say—

2 if the LORD had not been on our side, when men came against us,

3 then they would have devoured us alive, when their anger burned against us.

4 Then the flood waters would have overwhelmed us, the torrent would have flooded over us;

5 the swollen waters would have swept us away.

6 Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.