Psalms 124

1 [A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, 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 Jehovah who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

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

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

Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

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

A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

6 Blessed be Jehovah, who has not given us as 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 escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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 Jehovah, who made heaven and earth.

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