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

If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

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

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 s im, as águas impetuosas teriam passado sobre nós.

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.