| 1A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!-- | 1A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!-- |
| 2if the LORD had not been on our side, when men attacked us, | 2if the LORD had not been on our side, when men attacked us, |
| 3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us. | 3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us. |
| 4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. | 4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. |
| 5The raging water would have overwhelmed us. | 5The raging water would have overwhelmed us. |
| 6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth. | 6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth. |
| 7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. | 7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. |
| 8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth. | 8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth. |
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