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