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