< Psalms 124 >
1 A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say;
I NA aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, Wahi a ka Iseraela,
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Ina aole i noho pu o Iehova me kakou, I ka wa i ala ku e mai ai na kanaka ia kakou,
3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Ina ua moni koke mai lakou ia kakou, I ka wela ana o ko lakou huhu ia kakou.
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Ina ua poipu hoi na wai maluna o kakou, A ua hiki mai ka waikahe maluna o ko kakou uhane:
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Ina ua kahe no hoi ka waiholomoku maluna o ko kakou uhane.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
E hoomaikaiia o Iehova, Ka mea haawi ole ia kakou i waiwai pio i ko lakou niho.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Ua hoopakeleia no ko kakou uhane, Me he manu la, mai ka hei ana aku i ka poe lawaiamanu; Ua moku ka upena a ua hoopakeleia kakou.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Aia no ko kakou kokua, maloko o ka inoa o Iehova, Ka mea nana i hana ka lani me ka honua.