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1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
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If the LORD hadn't been for us— let Israel now repeat!—
2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us,
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if the LORD hadn't been for us, when those people attacked us
3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
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then they would have swallowed us up whole with their rage burning against us!
4 then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;
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Then the waters would have drowned us; the torrent would have come over our necks;
5 then over us would have gone the raging waters.
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then the raging waters would have come over our necks!
6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
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Bless the LORD because he didn't hand us over like food for our enemies' teeth!
7 We have escaped like 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 the hunters' trap; the trap was broken so we 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, the maker of heaven and earth.