Psalms 124

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

Uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, katsho-ke uIsrayeli;

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

uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, lapho abantu besivukela,

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

ngabe basiginya siphila, ekuvutheni kolaka lwabo kithi;

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

ngabe amanzi agijima phezu kwethu, lempophoma yedlula phezu komphefumulo wethu;

5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.

ngabe amanzi aqubukayo edlula phezu komphefumulo wethu.

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

Kayibongwe iNkosi, engasinikelanga ukuthi sibe yimpango emazinyweni abo.

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

Umphefumulo wethu uphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni wabathiyi; umjibila uqamukile, thina sasesiphunyuka.

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

Usizo lwethu lusebizweni leNkosi eyenza amazulu lomhlaba.