| Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say-- | 1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say— |
| 2If the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, | 2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, |
| 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. | 3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; |
| 4Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; | 4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; |
| 5the raging waters would have swept over us. | 5then over us would have gone the raging waters. |
| 6Praise the LORD, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. | 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! |
| 7We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. | 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! |
| 8Our help is in the name of Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |
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