Psalms 124

1 [A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Bawipa mah ningnih benna ama awm mai mantaw – Israelkhqi ing kqawn seh –

2 if it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

Bawipa mah ningnih benna ama awm mai mantaw, thlangkhqi ing ningnih ani tuk khqi awh,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

cekkhqi ing ningnih ak khan awh amik kaw a so awh; ningnih ce a hqing na nik daih khqi hawh kaw;

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

tuibau ing ningnih ce ni sing malh kawmsaw, tuibak ce ningnih ak khan na tho hawh kaw,

5 then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

tuibau tha ak awm ing ningnih ce ni zawn khqi hawh kaw.

6 Blessed be Jehovah, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Cekkhqi a ha ing ningnih am choek nawh, Bawipa venawh thangleeknaak awm seh.

7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Pha a ham dawng ak dunkung ak dawng awhkawng a hlawng pha amyihna ningnih taw ni awm uhy; dawnkhqui ce boet nawh, ningnih ce ni loet uhy.

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

Ningmih bawmnaak taw dek ingkaw khan ak saikung, Bawipang ming awh ni a awm.