Salme 124

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

You Israeli [people], [answer this question]: What [would have happened to us] if Yahweh had not been (helping/fighting for) us?

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

When [our enemies] attacked us, if Yahweh had not been fighting for us,

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

we would have all been killed [IDM] because they were very angry with us!

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

[They would have been like] [MET] a flood that swept/carried us away; [it would have been as though] the water would have covered us,

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

and we would [all] have drowned in the flood that was (raging/flowing very fast).

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

[But] praise Yahweh, because he has not allowed our [enemies to destroy us] [like wild animals] [MET] tear apart [the creatures that they capture].

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

We have escaped [from our enemies] like a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set; [it is as though] the trap [that our enemies set for us] was broken and we have escaped from it!

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

Yahweh is the one who helps us [MTY]; he is the one who made heaven and the earth.