Psalms 124

1 A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

If it had not been YHWH who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2 if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

If it had not been YHWH who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3 perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

Blessed be YHWH, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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

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