| English Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say— | 1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; |
| 2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, | 2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: |
| 3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; | 3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: |
| 4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; | 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: |
| 5then over us would have gone the raging waters. | 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! | 6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. |
| 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! | 7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. |
| 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |
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