1 Que teria acontecido

se o Senhor Deus não estivesse

do nosso lado?

Responda, povo de Israel!

2 O povo responde:

"Se o Senhor não estivesse

do nosso lado

quando os nossos inimigos nos atacaram,

3 eles nos teriam engolido vivos;

pois, furiosos, se voltaram contra nós.

4 As águas nos teriam levado para longe,

a enchente nos teria coberto,

5 e teríamos morrido afogados

na correnteza violenta."

6 Demos graças ao Senhor,

que não deixou que os nossos inimigos

nos destruíssem.

7 Como o passarinho, nós escapamos

da armadilha do caçador.

A armadilha quebrou, e ficamos livres.

8 O nosso socorro vem do Senhor Deus,

que fez o céu e a terra.

1 If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,

let Israel now say,

2 if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,

when men rose up against us,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be Yahweh,

who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in Yahweh’s name,

who made heaven and earth.