1 S i el Señor no hubiera estado a nuestro favor, —diga ahora Israel —

If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side—now may Israel say—

2 s i el Señor no hubiera estado a nuestro favor cuando los hombres se levantaron contra nosotros,

If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side when men rose up against us,

3 v ivos nos hubieran tragado entonces cuando su ira se encendió contra nosotros;

Then they would have quickly swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us;

4 e ntonces las aguas nos hubieran anegado, un torrente hubiera pasado sobre nuestra alma,

Then the waters would have overwhelmed us and swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;

5 h ubieran pasado entonces sobre nuestra alma las aguas impetuosas.

Then the proud waters would have gone over us.

6 B endito sea el Señor, que no nos ha entregado como presa de los dientes de ellos.

Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth!

7 N uestra alma ha escapado cual ave del lazo de los cazadores; el lazo se rompió y nosotros escapamos.

We are like a bird escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped!

8 N uestro socorro está en el nombre del Señor, que hizo los cielos y la tierra.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.