Cantique des degrés. De David.
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
Sans l’Éternel qui nous protégea,
if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
Ils nous auraient engloutis tout vivants,
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
Alors les eaux nous auraient submergés,
then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
Alors auraient passé sur notre âme
then the raging waters would have swept us away.
Béni soit l’Éternel,
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Notre âme s’est échappée comme l’oiseau du filet des oiseleurs;
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Notre secours est dans le nom de l’Éternel,
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.