GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 "If the LORD had not been on our side..." (Israel should repeat this.)
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If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
2 "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 then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger exploded against us.
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 Then the floodwaters would have swept us away. An [overflowing] stream would have washed us away.
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 Then raging water would have washed us away."
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Thank the LORD, who did not let them sink their teeth into us.
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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 caught in a hunter's trap. The trap was broken, and we escaped.
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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 in the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.