Psalms, 123
The church giveth glory to God for her deliverance, from the hands of her enemies.
Nisi quia Domini.
[1] A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say: •
[2] If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,
[3] Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us, •
[4] Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.
[5] Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable. •
[6] Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth. •
[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] Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. •