| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now say— | 1A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say-- |
| 2if the LORD had not been on our side, when men came against us, | 2If the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, |
| 3then they would have devoured us alive, when their anger burned against us. | 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. |
| 4Then the flood waters would have overwhelmed us, the torrent would have flooded over us; | 4Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; |
| 5the swollen waters would have swept us away. | 5the raging waters would have swept over us. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, who did not give us as prey to their teeth. | 6Praise the LORD, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. |
| 7We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped. | 7We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. |
| 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
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