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1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
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if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are 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, who made heaven and earth.
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.