| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1A Song of Ascents. Of David. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,” Let Israel now say— | 1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; |
| 2“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us, | 2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: |
| 3Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; | 3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: |
| 4Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul; | 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: |
| 5Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul.” | 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth. | 6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. |
| 7Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. | 7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. |
| 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. | 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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