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1 What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
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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 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 in their burning anger.
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
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Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!
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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 from the LORD, who made 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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