Psalms 124

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

He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, he ki tenei ma Iharaira:

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

Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, i te whakatikanga mai o te tangata ki a tatou;

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

Penei kua horomia oratia tatou e ratou, i te muranga o to ratou riri ki a tatou.

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

Kua ngaro tatou i nga wai, kua taupokina o tatou wairua e te ia.

5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.

Penei kua taupokina o tatou wairua e nga wai whakakake.

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

Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, kihai nei i tuku i a tatou hei ngaunga ma o ratou niho.

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

Kua mawhiti o tatou wairua, me he manu i roto i te mahanga a nga kaihopu; kua motu te mahanga, a mawhiti ana tatou.

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

Kei te ingoa o Ihowa he awhina mo tatou, kei te kaihanga i te rangi, i te whenua.