Psalms 124

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

Ingoma yemiqanso. ElikaDavida. Aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi yekela u-Israyeli atsho njalo,

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

aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi, lapho sasihlaselwa ngabantu,

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

lapho ulaka lwabo lwalutshisa ngathi ngabe basiginya siphila;

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

ngabe izikhukhula zasigalulisa, umsinga wawuzasikhukhula,

5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.

amanzi ayabulayo ayezasikhucula.

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

Udumo kalube kuThixo ongasiyekelanga sadlithizwa ngamazinyo abo.

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

Siphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni womthiyi; umjibila uqamukile sahle saphunyuka.

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

Usizo lwethu lusegameni likaThixo uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba.