4MUCH IT HAS BEEN SURFEITED <FOR> ITSELF SELF OUR THE MOCKERY OF <THE> SELF-CONFIDENT [PEOPLE] THE CONTEMPT OF ARROGANT OPRESSORS 4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
0[THE] SONG OF THE ASCENTS OF DAVID Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD 0A song of ascents. Of David.
1IF NOT YAHWEH WHO <HE> WAS FOR US LET IT SAY PLEASE ISRAEL 1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
2IF NOT YAHWEH WHO <HE> WAS FOR US WHEN ROSE UP ON US ANYONE 2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
3THEN ALIVE THEY HAD SWALLOWED UP US WHEN BURNED ANGER THEIR ON US 3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
4THEN THE WATERS THEY HAD OVERFLOWED US A TORRENT <TOWARDS> IT HAD PASSED OVER SELF OUR 4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
5THEN IT HAD PASSED OVER SELF OUR THE WATERS <THE> RAGING 5then the raging waters would have swept us away.
6[BE] BLESSED YAHWEH WHO NOT HE HAS GIVEN US PREY TO TEETH THEIR 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7SELF OUR LIKE A BIRD IT HAS ESCAPED FROM A SNARE OF FOWLERS THE SNARE [HAS BEEN] BROKEN AND WE WE HAVE ESCAPED 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
8HELP OUR [IS] IN [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.