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1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. "If it had not been the Lord who was on our side," Let Israel now say--
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<<A Ma`alot Song. By David.>> If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, Let Yisra'el now 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 it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us;
3 Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
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Then they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
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Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
5 Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul."
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Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
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Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is 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, Who made heaven and earth.
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and eretz.