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 »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.«