Psalms 124

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

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

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

da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.

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

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

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.

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.