1 A Song of the Ascents. Of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> If YHWH had not been for us—now let Israel say—2 if YHWH had not been for us, in the rising up of men against us,3 then they would have swallowed us alive, in the burning of their anger against us;4 then the waters would have engulfed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;5 then would have passed over our soul the raging waters.6 Blessed [be] YHWH, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!7 Our soul like a bird has escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have slipped away.8 Our help [is] in the name of YHWH, the Maker of the heavens and the earth.