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New Living Translation NLT
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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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 would have swallowed us alive, 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 would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;
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The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
5 Then the swollen waters Would have 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 has not given us as prey to their teeth.
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Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
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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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.