Salmos 124

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

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

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

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 Eles então nos teriam engulido vivos, quando a sua ira se acendesse contra nós.

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

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

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

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

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

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

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 A nossa alma escapou, como um pássaro do laço dos passarinheiros; o laço quebrou-se, e nós escapamos.

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

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

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