Psalms 124

1 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:

若不是上主保佑我們，唯願以色列子民再說：

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

若不是上主保佑我們，當世人起來攻擊我們，

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

並向我們發洩怒火時，必會活活將我們舌食。

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

就像淹沒我們的水禍，流過我們頭頸的洪波。

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

又像洶湧澎湃的狂浪，早已將我們淹沒滅亡。

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

讚美上主，他沒有將我們拋出，使我們做成他爪牙的獵物；

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

我們像掙脫獵人羅網的小鳥，羅網扯破了，我們自然逃掉。

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

我們的救助是仰賴上主的名，上天和下地都是由他所造成。