New Living Translation NLT
The Message Bible MSG
1 What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
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If God hadn't been for us - all together now, Israel, sing out! -
2 What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us?
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If God hadn't been for us when everyone went against us,
3 They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.
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We would have been swallowed alive by their violent anger,
4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
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Swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent;
5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.
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We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water.
6 Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
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Oh, blessed be God! He didn't go off and leave us. He didn't abandon us defenseless, helpless as a rabbit in a pack of snarling dogs.
7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!
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We've flown free from their fangs, free of their traps, free as a bird. Their grip is broken; we're free as a bird in flight.
8 Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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God's strong name is our help, the same God who made heaven and earth.