Tingtoeng 124

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

A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

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

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Lungpok tui loh mamih kah hinglu a et ni.

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.