1 Que teria acontecido

se o Senhor Deus não estivesse

do nosso lado?

Responda, povo de Israel!

2 O povo responde:

"Se o Senhor não estivesse

do nosso lado

quando os nossos inimigos nos atacaram,

3 eles nos teriam engolido vivos;

pois, furiosos, se voltaram contra nós.

4 As águas nos teriam levado para longe,

a enchente nos teria coberto,

5 e teríamos morrido afogados

na correnteza violenta."

6 Demos graças ao Senhor,

que não deixou que os nossos inimigos

nos destruíssem.

7 Como o passarinho, nós escapamos

da armadilha do caçador.

A armadilha quebrou, e ficamos livres.

8 O nosso socorro vem do Senhor Deus,

que fez o céu e a terra.

1 A Song of degrees of David. 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 hath escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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