1 Havde HERREN ej været med os - så siger Israel -

1 A Song of Ascents, of David.“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”Let Israel now say,

2 havde Herren ej været med os, da Mennesker rejste sig mod os;

2 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our sideWhen men rose up against us,

3 så havde de slugt os levende, da deres Vrede optændtes mod os;

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,When their anger was kindled against us;

4 så havde Vandene overskyllet os, en Strøm var gået over vor Sjæl,

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us,The stream would have swept over our soul;

5 over vor Sjæl var de gået, de vilde Vande.

5 Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

6 Lovet være HERREN, som ej gav os hen, deres Tænder til Rov!

6 Blessed be the Lord,Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

7 Vor Sjæl slap fri som en Fugl at Fuglefængernes Snare, Snaren reves sønder, og vi slap fri.

7 Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;The snare is broken and we have escaped.

8 Vor Hjælper HERRENs Navn, Himlens og Jordens Skaber. 

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,Who made heaven and earth.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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