Psalms 124

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us (Pray, let Israel say),

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:

2 If YHWH had not been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

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

3 Then they had swallowed us alive, In the burning of their anger against us,

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

4 Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

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

5 Then proud waters had passed over our soul.

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

6 Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] prey to their teeth.

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

7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

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

8 Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth!

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