1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

1 Se o Senhor não estivesse do nosso lado

— que Israel o repita —,

2 se o Senhor não estivesse do nosso lado

quando os inimigos nos atacaram,

3 eles já nos teriam engolido vivos,

quando se enfureceram contra nós;

4 as águas nos teriam arrastado,

e as torrentes nos teriam afogado;

5 sim, as águas turbulentas nos teriam afogado!

6 Bendito seja o Senhor,

que não nos entregou para sermos dilacerados pelos dentes deles!

7 Como um pássaro, escapamos da armadilha do caçador;

a armadilha foi quebrada, e nós escapamos.

8 O nosso socorro está no nome do Senhor,

que fez os céus e a terra.