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ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܩܡ ܠܢ ܢܐܡܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
'lw l' mry' dqm ln n'mr 'ysryl
If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
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ܕܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܩܡ ܠܢ ܟܕ ܩܡܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ
d'lw l' mry' dqm ln kd qmw elyn bnynsh'
if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
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ܚܝܬ ܒܠܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܚܡܬ ܪܘܓܙܗܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ
khyth bleyn hww ln wkd 'thkhmth rwgzhwn elyn
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
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ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܐܪܓܠܬܐ ܥܒܪܬ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܢ
bmy' mTbeyn hww ln 'rglth' ebrth el npshn
then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
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ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܢ
wmy' sgy'' ebrw el npshn
Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
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ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܗܒܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܠܫܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ
bryk hw mry' dl' yhbn m'kwlth' lshnyhwn
Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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ܢܦܫܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܐܬܦܠܛܬ ܡܢ ܦܚܐ ܕܨܝܕܐ. ܦܚܐ ܐܬܬܒܪ ܘܚܢܢ ܐܬܦܨܝܢ
npshn 'yk tspr' 'thplTth mn pkh' dtsyd' pkh' 'ththbr wkhnn 'thptsyn
Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
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ܘܥܘܕܪܢܢ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ
wewdrnn bshmh dmry' hw debd shmy' w're'
Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.