Psalms 124

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

He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, he ki tenei ma Iharaira:

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

Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, i te whakatikanga mai o te tangata ki a tatou;

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

Penei kua horomia oratia tatou e ratou, i te muranga o to ratou riri ki a tatou.

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

Kua ngaro tatou i nga wai, kua taupokina o tatou wairua e te ia.

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

Penei kua taupokina o tatou wairua e nga wai whakakake.

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

Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, kihai nei i tuku i a tatou hei ngaunga ma o ratou niho.

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.

Kua mawhiti o tatou wairua, me he manu i roto i te mahanga a nga kaihopu; kua motu te mahanga, a mawhiti ana tatou.

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

Kei te ingoa o Ihowa he awhina mo tatou, kei te kaihanga i te rangi, i te whenua.