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1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
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1 If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--
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2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us,
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2 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
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3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
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3 when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive;
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4 then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;
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4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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5 then over us would have gone the raging waters.
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5 the raging waters would have swept us away.
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6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
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6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
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7 We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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