Salmos 124

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

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

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

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

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

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

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

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

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

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

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

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

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

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

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

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.