King James Version KJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
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What 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 in their burning anger.
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
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The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
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 escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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