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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
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<A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
2 if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
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If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;
3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
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They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:
4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;
5 the raging waters would have swept us away.
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Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.
6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.
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.
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