1 Se não fora Jeová que esteve ao nosso lado, Diga, pois, Israel;

2 Se não fora Jeová que esteve ao nosso lado, Quando os homens se levantaram contra nós:

3 Então nos teriam engolido vivos, Quando a sua ira se acendeu contra nós;

4 Então nos teriam submergido as águas, Sobre a nossa alma teria passado a torrente;

5 Então sobre a nossa alma teriam passado as águas altivas.

6 Bendito seja Jeová, Que não nos entregou, como presa, aos dentes deles.

7 A nossa alma, como um pássaro, escapou do laço dos caçadores; Quebrou-se o laço, e nós escapamos,

8 O nosso auxílio está em o nome de Jeová, Que fez o céu e a terra.

1 A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

3 They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

4 We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

5 Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

7 Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.