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 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.