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¹ (123-1) <A gradual canticle.> If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:² (123-2) If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,³ (123-3) Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,⁴ (123-4) Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.⁵ (123-5) Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.

⁶ (123-6) Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.⁷ (123-7) Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.⁸ (123-8) Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.