Tingtoeng 124

1 [David kah Tangtlaeng Laa] Israel loh, “Mamih ham BOEIPA te om pawt koinih,” ti laeh saeh.

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 Hlang loh mamih taengah a tlai vaengah mamih ham BOEIPA om pawt koinih;

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

3 Mamih taengah a thintoek neh a sai vaengah mamih he a hingsai n'dolh uh ni.

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

4 Tui loh mamih n'yo vetih soklong loh mamih hinglu he a kawt pawn ni.

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

5 Lungpok tui loh mamih kah hinglu a et ni.

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

6 Amih no dongah maeh la mamih aka tloeng pawh BOEIPA te a yoethen pai saeh.

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

7 Mamih kah hinglu tah vaa bangla pael neh a hlaeh khui lamloh loeih. Pael te rhek tih mamih n'loeih uh.

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

8 Vaan neh diklai aka saii BOEIPA ming dongah mamih bomkung om.

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