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,

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wa Daudi. Kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu; Israeli na aseme sasa:

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

kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

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

wakati hasira yao ilipowaka dhidi yetu, wangalitumeza tungali hai,

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

mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

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

maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

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

Bwana asifiwe, yeye ambaye hakuruhusu turaruliwe kwa meno yao.

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

Tumeponyoka kama ndege kutoka mtego wa mwindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tukaokoka.

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

Msaada wetu ni katika jina la Bwana, Muumba wa mbingu na dunia.