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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

da var de gått over vår sjel de stolte vann.

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

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

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

Vår sjel er undsloppet som en fugl av fuglefangernes snare; snaren er sønderrevet, og vi er undsloppet.

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

Vår hjelp er i Herrens navn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.