Psalms 124

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

Canticum graduum. Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israel:

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

nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, Cum exurgerent homines in nos,

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

forte vivos deglutissent nos: Cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,

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

forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos.

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

Torrentem pertransivit anima nostra: forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.

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

Benedictus Dominus qui non dedit nos, in captionem dentibus eorum.

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

Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium: Laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.

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

Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit caelum et terram.