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1. A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"� let Israel say this!�
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1. A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 of David H1732 . If H3884 it had not been the LORD H3068 who was H7945 H1961 on our side, now H4994 may Israel H3478 say H559 ;
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2. if the LORD had not been on our side, when men attacked us,
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2. If H3884 it had not been the LORD H3068 who was H7945 H1961 on our side , when men H120 rose up H6965 against H5921 us:
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3. they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.
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3. Then H233 they had swallowed us up H1104 quick H2416 , when their wrath H639 was kindled H2734 against us:
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4. The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.
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4. Then H233 the waters H4325 had overwhelmed H7857 us , the stream H5158 had gone H5674 over H5921 our soul H5315 :
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5. The raging water would have overwhelmed us.
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5. Then H233 the proud H2121 waters H4325 had gone H5674 over H5921 our soul H5315 .
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6. The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
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6. Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 , who hath not H7945 H3808 given H5414 us as a prey H2964 to their teeth H8127 .
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7. We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.
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7. Our soul H5315 is escaped H4422 as a bird H6833 out of the snare H4480 H6341 of the fowlers H3369 : the snare H6341 is broken H7665 , and we H587 are escaped H4422 .
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8. Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth.
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8. Our help H5828 is in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 , who made H6213 heaven H8064 and earth H776 .
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