1A song of the steps. Of David. Let Israel say, "Unless the LORD had been for us,"2unless the LORD had been for us when man rose up against us,3then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger burned against us.4Then the waters would have overflowed us; the torrent would have passed over our soul.5Then the raging waters would have passed over our soul.6Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth.7Our soul escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare broke, and we escaped.8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.