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If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—
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if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,
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they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
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the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
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the raging waters would have swept us away.
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Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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