¹A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

¹Kanto de suprenirado. De David. Se la Eternulo ne estus kun ni, Diru nun Izrael,

²If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;

²Se la Eternulo ne estus kun ni, Kiam homoj levigxis kontraux ni:

³Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;

³Tiam ili englutus nin vivajn, Kiam ekflamis kontraux ni ilia kolero;

⁴Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;

⁴Tiam dronigus nin akvo, torento kovrus nian animon;

⁵Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

⁵Tiam kovrus nian animon pereiga akvo.

⁶Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

⁶Benata estu la Eternulo, Kiu ne fordonis nin kiel rabakiron al iliaj dentoj.

⁷Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

⁷Nia animo liberigxis, kiel birdo el la reto de kaptistoj; La reto dissxirigxis, kaj ni liberigxis.

⁸Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.

⁸Nia helpo estas en la nomo de la Eternulo, Kiu kreis la cxielon kaj la teron.