Nisi quia Domini. The church giveth glory to God for her deliverance, from the hands of her enemies.

 1 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.