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A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare— |
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if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, |
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when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, |
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then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, |
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then the raging waters would have swept us away. |
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Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. |
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We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away. |
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Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
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