Psalms 124

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

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

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

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

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

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

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

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

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

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

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

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

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

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

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

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.