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1 Яко аще не Господь бы был в нас, да речет убо Израиль:

You Israeli [people], [answer this question]: What [would have happened to us] if Yahweh had not been (helping/fighting for) us?

2 яко аще не Господь бы был в нас, внегда востати человеком на ны, убо живых пожерли быша нас:

When [our enemies] attacked us, if Yahweh had not been fighting for us,

3 внегда прогневатися ярости их на ны, убо вода потопила бы нас.

we would have all been killed [IDM] because they were very angry with us!

4 Поток прейде душа наша:

[They would have been like] [MET] a flood that swept/carried us away; [it would have been as though] the water would have covered us,

5 убо прейде душа наша воду непостоянную.

and we would [all] have drowned in the flood that was (raging/flowing very fast).

6 Благословен Господь, иже не даде нас в ловитву зубом их.

[But] praise Yahweh, because he has not allowed our [enemies to destroy us] [like wild animals] [MET] tear apart [the creatures that they capture].

7 Душа наша яко птица избавися от сети ловящих: сеть сокрушися, и мы избавлени быхом.

We have escaped [from our enemies] like a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set; [it is as though] the trap [that our enemies set for us] was broken and we have escaped from it!

8 Помощь наша во имя Господа, сотворшаго небо и землю.

Yahweh is the one who helps us [MTY]; he is the one who made heaven and the earth.