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If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say1--
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if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
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the flood2 would have engulfed us, the torrent3 would have swept over us,
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
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Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare;4 the snare has been broken,5 and we have escaped.
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Our help is in the name6 of the LORD, the Maker of heaven7 and earth.
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