Psalms 124

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

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

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

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

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