| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say-- | 1A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare— |
| 2if 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 when their anger flared against us; | 3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, |
| 4the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, | 4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, |
| 5the raging waters would have swept us away. | 5then the raging waters would have swept us away. |
| 6Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. | 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. |
| 7We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. | 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away. |
| 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
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