Psalms 124

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

Hefði það ekki verið Drottinn sem með okkur var þetta skulu allir í Ísrael játa – hefði það ekki verið Drottinn,

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

þá hefðu óvinirnir gleypt okkur lifandi,

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

útrýmt okkur í heiftarreiði sinni.

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

Við hefðum skolast burt á augabragði,

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

horfið í strauminn.

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

Lofaður sé Drottinn, hann bjargaði okkur úr klóm þeirra.

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

Við sluppum eins og fugl úr snöru veiðimanns. Snaran gaf sig og við flugum burt!

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

Hjálp okkar kemur frá Drottni sem skapaði himin og jörð.