Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

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

2 if it had not been that the Lord was among 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 verily they would 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 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

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

5 Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

Então as águas altivas teriam passado sobre a nossa alma.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

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

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

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, who made heaven and earth.

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