Psalms 124

1 “A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

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

2 If it had not been the Lord who was for us, 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 would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

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

4 Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;

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

5 Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

Então as águas altivas teriam passado sobre a nossa alma.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth.

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

7 Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

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