Psalms 124

1 A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

A song of ascents; of David. “If Yahweh had not been on our side,” let Israel say now,

2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us,

3 They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

then they would have swallowed us up alive when their anger raged against us.

4 We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

The water would have swept us away; the torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5 Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not allowed us to be torn by their teeth.

7 Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.

We have escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Our help is in Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.