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1If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

2If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

3Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

4Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

5Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.

6Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.

7Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the followers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.

8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

1Canticum graduum. [Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israël,

2nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis: cum exsurgerent homines in nos,

3forte vivos deglutissent nos; cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,

4forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos;

5torrentem pertransivit anima nostra; forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.

6Benedictus Dominus, qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum.

7Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium; laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.

8Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit cælum et terram.]

1A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.