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

¹{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us -- oh let Israel say --

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

²If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,

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

³Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;

⁴Tiam dronigus nin akvo, torento kovrus nian animon;

⁴Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

⁵Tiam kovrus nian animon pereiga akvo.

⁵Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

⁶Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth!

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

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

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

⁸Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.