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If the Lord had not been on our side -
let Israel say -
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if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
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they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
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the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
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the raging waters
would have swept us away.
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Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
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We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler's snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.