| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; | 1A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!-- |
| 2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: | 2if the LORD had not been on our side, when men attacked us, |
| 3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: | 3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us. |
| 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: | 4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. |
| 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. | 5The raging water would have overwhelmed us. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. | 6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth. |
| 7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. | 7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. |
| 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. | 8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth. |
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