Psalms 124

1 A Song of Ascents. David’s. If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say:

A song of ascents; of David. “If Yahweh had not been on our side,” let Israel say now,

2 If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side when men rose up against us,

3 Then, alive, had they swallowed us up, in the glow of their anger against us;

then they would have swallowed us up alive when their anger raged against us.

4 Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul;

The water would have swept us away; the torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5 Then, had gone over our soul the waters so proud!

Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

6 Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth.

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not allowed us to be torn by their teeth.

7 Our soul, as a bird, hath escaped from the snare of the fowlers, The snare, is broken, and, we, are escaped:

We have escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help, is in the Name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

Our help is in Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.