| 1 | A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it: |
| 2 | if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us, |
| 3 | perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us, |
| 4 | perhaps the waters would have engulfed us. |
| 5 | Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water. |
| 6 | Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth. |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
