Psalm 123:3–4

3 Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

4 Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

3 they would have swallowed us alive

when their anger flared against us;

4 the flood would have engulfed us,

the torrent would have swept over us,

Psalm 123:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their anger was kindled against us;

4 then the flood would have swept us away,

the torrent would have gone over us;

Psalm 123:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 Then they had swallowed us up quick,

When their wrath was kindled against us:

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us,

The stream had gone over our soul:

Psalm 123:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 They would have swallowed us alive

in their burning anger.

4 The waters would have engulfed us;

a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Psalm 123:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,

When their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

The stream would have gone over our soul;

Psalm 123:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 When they were angry with us,

they would have swallowed us alive.

4 They would have been like a flood drowning us;

they would have poured over us like a river.

Psalm 123:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 Then they had swallowed us up alive,

When their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us,

The stream had gone over our soul;

Psalm 123:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

Psalm 123:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 then they would have swallowed us alive

when their anger exploded against us.

4 Then the floodwaters would have swept us away.

An ⸤overflowing⸥ stream would have washed us away.

Psalm 123:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 then they would have swallowed us alive

in their burning anger against us.

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us;

the torrent would have swept over us;

Psalm 123:3–4 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their anger was kindled against us;

4 then the flood would have swept us away;

the torrent would have gone over us;

Psalm 123:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 then they would have swallowed us alive,

when their anger was kindled against us.

4 Then the waters would have flooded over us,

the torrent would have passed over our soul.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 Suppose he had not been on our side

when their anger blazed out against us.

Then they would have swallowed us alive.

4 They would have been like a flood that drowned us.

They would have swept over us like a rushing river.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive,

When their anger was kindled against us;

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us,

The stream would have swept over our soul;

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