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 violentas 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.

1 »If Jehovah was not on our side,« let Israel now say:2 »If Jehovah was not on our side when men rose up against us:3 »Then they would have swallowed us up quickly, when their wrath was kindled against us.4 »Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, yes the stream would have gone over us.5 »Then the proud waters would flow over us.6 »Blessed is Jehovah, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.7 »We escaped as a bird out of the trap of fowlers bird catchers. The trap is broken, and we have escaped.8 »Our help is in the name of Jehovah, who made heaven and earth.«