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.

1 Se não fora o Senhor, que esteve ao nosso lado, ora diga Israel:

2 Se não fora o Senhor, que esteve ao nosso lado, quando os homens se levantaram contra nós,

3 eles nos teriam tragado vivos, quando a sua ira se acendeu contra nós;

4 as águas nos teriam submergido, e a torrente teria passado sobre nós;

5 sim, as águas impetuosas teriam passado sobre nós.

6 Bendito seja o Senhor, que não nos entregou, como presa, aos dentes deles.

7 Escapamos, como um pássaro, do laço dos passarinheiros; o laço quebrou-se, e nós escapamos.

8 O nosso socorro está no nome do Senhor, que fez os céus e a terra.