Psalms 124

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

[Psalm lal David] LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut la, lukun fuka? O Israel, kowos in topuk!

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

“LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut le, Ke mwet lokoalok elos mweun lain kut

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

Kut lukun moul na elos ukumkutla Ke sripen kasrkusrak lulap lalos sesr;

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

Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.

A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

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

Lela kut in sang kulo nu sin LEUM GOD, Su tia filikutyang nu in poun mwet lokoalok lasr.

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

Kut tu kaingla oana sie won su kaingla liki sruf lun mwet sru won; Sruf u musalla a kut sukosokla!

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

Kasru lasr tuku sin LEUM GOD, Su orala kusrao ac faclu.