1A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:stylus2If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,stylusPsalms 121:1, Psalms 121:1, Psalms 141:8, Psalms 141:8, Psalms 25:153Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,stylusPsalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Psalms 25:154Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.stylusLuke 18:11, Luke 18:13, Luke 18:11, Luke 18:13, Nehemiah 4:25Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.stylusPsalms 119:51, Psalms 119:51, Job 12:5, Job 12:5, Acts 17:326Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.stylus7Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.stylus8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.stylus