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 Jeová que esteve ao nosso lado, Diga, pois, Israel;

2 Se não fora Jeová que esteve ao nosso lado, Quando os homens se levantaram contra nós:

3 Então nos teriam engolido vivos, Quando a sua ira se acendeu contra nós;

4 Então nos teriam submergido as águas, Sobre a nossa alma teria passado a torrente;

5 Então sobre a nossa alma teriam passado as águas altivas.

6 Bendito seja Jeová, Que não nos entregou, como presa, aos dentes deles.

7 A nossa alma, como um pássaro, escapou do laço dos caçadores; Quebrou-se o laço, e nós escapamos,

8 O nosso auxílio está em o nome de Jeová, Que fez o céu e a terra.