| New Living Translation | NET Bible |
| 1What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: | 1A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!-- |
| 2What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us? | 2if the LORD had not been on our side, when men attacked us, |
| 3They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. | 3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us. |
| 4The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us. | 4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. |
| 5Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives. | 5The raging water would have overwhelmed us. |
| 6Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart! | 6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth. |
| 7We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free! | 7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. |
| 8Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. | 8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth. |
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