Psalms 124

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

David ƒe mɔzɔha. Ne menye Yehowae le mía dzi o la, Israel negblɔ be,

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

“Ɖe menye Yehowae le mía dzi o la, esi amegbetɔwo tso ɖe mía ŋu,

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

eye woƒe dɔmedzoe bi ɖe mía ŋu la, anye ne womi mí agbagbee,

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

anye ne tsi ɖe mí hesi to mía dzi,

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

anye ne tɔ dzeagbowo kplɔ mí dzoe.”

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

Woakafu Yehowa, ame si meɖe mɔ be woavuvu mí kple woƒe aɖu o.

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

Míesi abe xevi si do le mɔtrela ƒe mɔka me la ene; mɔka la tso, eye míesi dzo.

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

Míaƒe xɔname le Yehowa, dziƒo kple anyigba Wɔla la gbɔ.