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1 What if the Lord had not been on our side? (Let Israel repeat this.)
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If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
2 What if the Lord had not been on our side when we were attacked?
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if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
3 When they were angry with us, they would have swallowed us alive.
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 They would have been like a flood drowning us; they would have poured over us like a river.
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 They would have swept us away like a mighty stream.
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Praise the Lord, who did not let them chew us up.
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Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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