Psalms

大卫上行之诗。

1以色列人要说： 若不是耶和华帮助我们，

2若不是耶和华帮助我们， 当人起来攻击我们、

3向我们发怒的时候， 就把我们活活地吞了。

4那时，波涛必漫过我们， 河水必淹没我们，

5狂傲的水必淹没我们。

6耶和华是应当称颂的！ 他没有把我们当野食交给他们吞吃。

7我们好像雀鸟，从捕鸟人的网罗里逃脱； 网罗破裂，我们逃脱了。

8我们得帮助， 是在乎倚靠造天地之耶和华的名。

A Song of Ascents. By David.

1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,let Israel now say,

2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,when men rose up against us,

3then they would have swallowed us up alive,when their wrath was kindled against us,

4then the waters would have overwhelmed us,the stream would have gone over our soul.

5Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6Blessed be the LORD,who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8Our help is in the LORD’s name,who made heaven and earth.