< Psalms 124 >
1 A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wa Daudi. Kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu; Israeli na aseme sasa:
2 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,
3 when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
wakati hasira yao ilipowaka dhidi yetu, wangalitumeza tungali hai,
4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,
5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.
maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Bwana asifiwe, yeye ambaye hakuruhusu turaruliwe kwa meno yao.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Tumeponyoka kama ndege kutoka mtego wa mwindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tukaokoka.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Msaada wetu ni katika jina la Bwana, Muumba wa mbingu na dunia.