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1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
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<<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> If it had not been Yahweh 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 Yahweh who was on our side, When men rose up against us;
3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
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Then they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
5 the raging waters would have swept us away.
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Then the proud waters 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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Blessed be Yahweh, Who has not given us as a prey to 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 escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is 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 Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
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