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:

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

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

þá hefðu óvinirnir gleypt okkur lifandi,

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

útrýmt okkur í heiftarreiði sinni.

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

Við hefðum skolast burt á augabragði,

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

horfið í strauminn.

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

Lofaður sé Drottinn, hann bjargaði okkur úr klóm þeirra.

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

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

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

Hjálp okkar kemur frá Drottni sem skapaði himin og jörð.