Psalms 124:2

1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

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

3 when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
KJV
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
WEB
if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
ASV
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;
DARBY
If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,
BLB
if YHWH had not been for us, in the rising up of men against us,
ÅB
hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene sto opp imot oss,
OTB
«Hvis Herren ikke hadde vært med oss
Da mennesker reiste seg mot oss,
B1930
hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene stod op imot oss,

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