Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

The song of grecis `of Dauith. Israel seie now, No but for the Lord was in vs;

2 if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

no but for `the Lord was in vs. Whanne men risiden vp ayens vs;

3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

in hap thei hadden swalewid vs quike. Whanne the woodnesse of hem was wrooth ayens vs;

4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

in hap watir hadde sope vs vp.

5 Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

Oure soule passide thoruy a stronde; in hap oure soule hadde passide thoruy a watir vnsuffrable.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

Blessid be the Lord; that `yaf not vs in taking to the teeth of hem.

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

Oure soule, as a sparowe, is delyuered; fro the snare of hunters. The snare is al to-brokun; and we ben delyuered.

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

Oure helpe is in the name of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe.