| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!-- | 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, |
| 3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us. | 3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; |
| 4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. | 4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; |
| 5The raging water would have overwhelmed us. | 5then over us would have gone the raging waters. |
| 6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth. | 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! |
| 7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. | 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! |
| 8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |
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