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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
שיר המעלות לדוד לולי יהוה שהיה לנו-- יאמר-נא ישראל
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
SHyr hm`lvt ldvd lvly yhvh SHhyh lnv-- yAmr-nA ySHrAl

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
canticum graduum qui confidunt in Domino quasi mons Sion inmobilis in aeternum habitabilis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Authorized (King James) Version   
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
New King James Version   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say—
21st Century King James Version   
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side”—now may Israel say—

Other translations
American Standard Version   
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
If it was not Lord Jehovah who had stood for us, Israel shall say,
Darby Bible Translation   
{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us oh let Israel say --
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say—
God's Word   
[A song by David for going up to worship.] "If the LORD had not been on our side..." (Israel should repeat this.)
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--
International Standard Version   
If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now say—
NET Bible   
A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!--
New American Standard Bible   
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,
New International Version   
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--
New Living Translation   
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
Webster's Bible Translation   
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
The World English Bible   
If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
EasyEnglish Bible   
A song to sing as we climb. David wrote this song. If the Lord was not fighting for us, what would have happened? Israel's people, now answer:
Young‘s Literal Translation   
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save [for] Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
New Life Version   
“If the Lord had not been on our side,” let Israel say,
The Voice Bible   
A song of David for those journeying to worship. If the Eternal had not been with us— sing, Israel, sing—
Living Bible   
If the Lord had not been on our side (let all Israel admit it), if the Lord had not been on our side,
New Catholic Bible   
A song of ascents. Of David. If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel now proclaim—
Legacy Standard Bible   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
A Song of degrees of David. If the LORD had not been for us, now may Israel say,
Christian Standard Bible   
A song of ascents. Of David. If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—
Amplified Bible © 1954   
If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side—now may Israel say—
New Century Version   
A song for going up to worship. Of David. What if the Lord had not been on our side? (Let Israel repeat this.)
The Message   
If God hadn’t been for us —all together now, Israel, sing out!— If God hadn’t been for us when everyone went against us, We would have been swallowed alive by their violent anger, Swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent; We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Unless it was the Lord who was for us— let Israel say—
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
Good News Translation®   
What if the Lord had not been on our side? Answer, O Israel!
Wycliffe Bible   
The song of degrees of David. Israel say now, No but for the Lord was in us; (The song of degrees for David. Let Israel say now, If the Lord was not with us/If the Lord had not been for us,)
Contemporary English Version   
(A song by David for worship.) The Lord was on our side! Let everyone in Israel say:
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, let Israel now say—
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
Common English Bible © 2011   
If the Lord hadn’t been for us— let Israel now repeat!—
Amplified Bible © 2015   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
A song of ascents. Of David. Had not the Lord been with us, let Israel say,
New American Standard Bible   
“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel say,
The Expanded Bible   
A song ·for going up to worship [of ascents; C perhaps sung while traveling to Jerusalem to celebrate an annual religious festival like Passover]. Of David. What if the Lord had not been on our side? (Let Israel ·repeat this [L say].)
Tree of Life Version   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—
Revised Standard Version   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, let Israel now say—
New International Reader's Version   
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David. Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
BRG Bible   
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Complete Jewish Bible   
A song of ascents. By David: If Adonai hadn’t been for us — let Isra’el repeat it —
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
(Shir HaMa’alot, [Song of Ascents] of Dovid). If it had not been Hashem Who was lanu (for us, on our side), now may Yisroel say;
Names of God Bible   
A song by David for going up to worship. “If Yahweh had not been on our side . . .” (Israel should repeat this.)
Modern English Version   
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say,
Easy-to-Read Version   
A song of David for going up to the Temple. What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side? Tell us about it, Israel.
International Children’s Bible   
A song for going up to worship. Of David. What if the Lord had not been on our side? (Let Israel repeat this.)
Lexham English Bible   
A song of ascents. Of David. “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,” do let Israel say,
New International Version - UK   
A song of ascents. Of David. If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say –