Psalms 124

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

Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzembo ya mobembo mpo na kokende na Tempelo ya Yawe. Soki Yawe abatelaki biso te; tika ete Isalaele aloba bongo!

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

Soki Yawe abatelaki biso te tango bato babundisaki biso,

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

mbele bamelaki biso ya bomoi tango basilikelaki biso makasi.

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

Boye mayi elingaki kozindisa biso, mbonge makasi elingaki komema biso.

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

Mayi makasi elingaki kozindisa biso.

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

Tika ete Yawe apambolama, Ye oyo andimaki te ete minu na bango epasola biso!

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

Tobikaki lokola ndeke liboso ya motambo ya mokangi bandeke; motambo ekatanaki, mpe tokimaki.

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

Lisungi na biso ezali kati na Kombo na Yawe oyo akela likolo mpe mabele.