Psalms 124

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

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save [for] Jehovah — who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

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

Save [for] Jehovah — who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

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

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

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

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

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

Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.

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

Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth.

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

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

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

Our help [is] in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!