1 Agradual Canticle. But that our Lord was in us, let Israel now say,
1 Agradual Canticle. But that our Lord was in us, let Israel now say,
2 but that our Lord was in us. When men rose up against us,
2 but that our Lord was in us. When men rose up against us,
3 perhaps they had swallowed us alive: When their fury was angry against us,
3 perhaps they had swallowed us alive: When their fury was angry against us,
4 perhaps water had swallowed us.
4 perhaps water had swallowed us.
5 Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through an intolerable water.
5 Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through an intolerable water.
6 Blessed be our Lord which hath not given us for a prey to their teeth.
6 Blessed be our Lord which hath not given us for a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul as a sparrow is delivered from the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are delivered.
7 Our soul as a sparrow is delivered from the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are delivered.
8 Our help is in the name of our Lord, who made heaven and earth.
8 Our help is in the name of our Lord, who made heaven and earth.