New International Version NIV
New International Version NIV
1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
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If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
2 if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
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if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters would have swept us away.
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.