1 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 rose up against us;

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,

when their wrath was kindled against us;

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be the LORD,

who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the LORD’s name,

who made heaven and earth.

2 sim, se o Senhor não tivesse estado connosco, quando os nossos adversários se lançaram contra nós,

3 ter-nos-iam engolido vivos quando o seu ódio desabou sobre nós.

4 Teríamos ficado submersos sob essa avalanche, sob esse dilúvio em cima de nós.

6 Senhor, aceita o nosso reconhecimento por não teres permitido que nos devorassem.

7 A nossa alma escapou-se-lhes como um pássaro que foge de uma armadilha; a armadilha partiu-se e ficámos livres!