Psalms 124

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

En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss - så sie Israel -

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

hadde ikke Herren vært med oss da menneskene stod op imot oss,

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

da hadde de slukt oss levende, da deres vrede var optendt imot oss,

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

da hadde vannene overskyllet oss, en strøm var gått over vår sjel,

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

da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.

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

Lovet være Herren, som ikke gav oss til rov for deres tenner!

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

Vår sjel er undsloppet som en fugl av fuglefangernes snare; snaren er sønderrevet, og vi er undsloppet.

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

Vår hjelp er i Herrens navn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.