| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say-- | 1A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say-- |
| 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, |
| 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. | 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. |
| 4Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; | 4Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; |
| 5the raging waters would have swept over us. | 5the raging waters would have swept over us. |
| 6Praise the LORD, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. | 6Praise the LORD, who has not let us be ripped apart by 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 hunter's net; the net is torn, 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 Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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