Salme 124

1 Sang til Festrejserne. Af David. Havde HERREN ej været med os — saa sige Israel —

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

2 havde HERREN ej været med os, da Mennesker rejste sig mod os,

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

3 saa havde de slugt os levende, da deres Vrede optændtes mod os;

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

4 saa havde Vandene overskyllet os, en Strøm var gaaet over vor Sjæl,

then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

5 over vor Sjæl var de gaaet, de vilde Vande.

then the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Lovet være HERREN, som ej gav os hen, deres Tænder til Rov!

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

7 Vor Sjæl slap fri som en Fugl af Fuglefængernes Snare, Snaren reves sønder, og vi slap fri.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

8 Vor Hjælp er HERRENS Navn, Himlens og Jordens Skaber.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.