< Psalms 124 >

1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ בְּקוּם עָלֵינוּ אָדָֽם׃
3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
אֲזַי חַיִּים בְּלָעוּנוּ בַּחֲרוֹת אַפָּם בָּֽנוּ׃
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
אֲזַי עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃
6 Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
נַפְשֵׁנוּ כְּצִפּוֹר נִמְלְטָה מִפַּח יוֹקְשִׁים הַפַּח נִשְׁבָּר וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
עֶזְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

< Psalms 124 >