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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 when men attacked us,
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then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.
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Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us;
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the raging waters would have swept over us.
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Praise the Lord, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.
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We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net; the net is torn, and we have escaped.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.