Psalms 123 CPDV

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.