1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

1 שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲלֹ֗ות לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א³ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

2 לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם׃

3 They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

3 אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲרֹ֖ות אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃

4 We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

4 אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֝֗חְלָה³ עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃

5 Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

5 אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידֹונִֽים׃

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

6 בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

7 Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.

7 נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפֹּ֥ור נִמְלְטָה֮ מִפַּ֪ח יֹ֫וקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִשְׁבָּ֗ר וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃

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

8 עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃