Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

If the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,

New American Standard Bible

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

King James Version

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

International Standard Version

if the LORD had not been on our side, when men came against us,

A Conservative Version

if it had not been LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us,

American Standard Version

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;

Amplified


“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

Darby Translation

If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,

Julia Smith Translation

Unless Jehovah was to us in the rising up of man against us,

King James 2000

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Lexham Expanded Bible

"If [it had] not [been] Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

Modern King James verseion

Except that it was Jehovah who was for us when men rose up against us,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If the LORD himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us,

NET Bible

if the Lord had not been on our side, when men attacked us,

New Heart English Bible

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

Webster

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

World English Bible

if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

Youngs Literal Translation

Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Lord Is On Our Side

1 A Davidic song of ascents.If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2 If the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,
3 then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.


Cross References

Numbers 16:2-3

250 prominent Israelite men who were leaders of the community and representatives in the assembly, and they rebelled against Moses.

Psalm 3:1

A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.

Psalm 21:1-2

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength.
How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!

Psalm 22:12-13

Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me;
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

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