We ¹  wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer ²  and shield. ³ 

The raging water would have overwhelmed us. ¹ 

Do not let them say to themselves, ¹  “Aha! We have what we wanted!” ²  Do not let them say, “We have devoured him!”

For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground. ¹ 

He preserves our lives ¹  and does not allow our feet to slip.

We have had our fill ¹  of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.

The water would have overpowered us; the current ¹  would have overwhelmed ²  us. ³ 

But now we ¹  are dried up, ²  and there is nothing at all before us ³  except this manna!”

We escaped with our lives, ¹  like a bird from a hunter’s snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

They lament, ¹  ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, ²  you oppress your workers. ³ 

The men said to her, “If you ¹  die, may we die too! ²  If you do not report what we’ve been up to, ³  then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance ⁴  to you.” ⁵