Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

[Psalm lal David] LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut la, lukun fuka? O Israel, kowos in topuk!

2 if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

“LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut le, Ke mwet lokoalok elos mweun lain kut

3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Kut lukun moul na elos ukumkutla Ke sripen kasrkusrak lulap lalos sesr;

4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

5 Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

Lela kut in sang kulo nu sin LEUM GOD, Su tia filikutyang nu in poun mwet lokoalok lasr.

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

Kut tu kaingla oana sie won su kaingla liki sruf lun mwet sru won; Sruf u musalla a kut sukosokla!

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Kasru lasr tuku sin LEUM GOD, Su orala kusrao ac faclu.