1 “ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,

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

2 “ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When men rose up against us,

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

3 T hen they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;

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

4 T hen the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul;

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

5 T hen the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

sim, as águas impetuosas teriam passado sobre nós.

6 B lessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

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

7 O ur soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.

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

8 O ur help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

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