Psalms 124

1 [A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been YHWH who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Se não fôra o Senhor, que esteve ao nosso lado, ora diga Israel;

2 if it had not been YHWH who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

Se não fôra o Senhor, que esteve ao nosso lado, quando os homens se levantaram contra nós,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

Elles então nos teriam engulido vivos, quando a sua ira se accendesse contra nós.

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

Então as aguas teriam trasbordado sobre nós, e a corrente teria passado sobre a nossa alma;

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

Então as aguas altivas teriam passado sobre a nossa alma.

6 Blessed be YHWH, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Bemdito seja o Senhor, que não nos deu por preza aos seus dentes.

7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

A nossa alma escapou, como um passaro do laço dos passarinheiros; o laço quebrou-se, e nós escapámos.

8 Our help is in the name of YHWH, who made heaven and earth.

O nosso soccorro está no nome do Senhor, que fez o céu e a terra.