Psalms 124

1 You Israeli [people], [answer this question]: What [would have happened to us] if Yahweh had not been (helping/fighting for) us?

Dersom Herren ikke havde været med os — saa sige Israel! —

2 When [our enemies] attacked us, if Yahweh had not been fighting for us,

dersom Herren ikke havde været med os, der Menneskene opstode imod os;

3 we would have all been killed [IDM] because they were very angry with us!

da havde de opslugt os levende, idet deres Vrede var optændt imod os;

4 [They would have been like] [MET] a flood that swept/carried us away; [it would have been as though] the water would have covered us,

da havde Vandene overskyllet os, Strømmen var gaaet over vor Sjæl;

5 and we would [all] have drowned in the flood that was (raging/flowing very fast).

da vare de gaaede over vor Sjæl, de stolte Vande!

6 [But] praise Yahweh, because he has not allowed our [enemies to destroy us] [like wild animals] [MET] tear apart [the creatures that they capture].

Lovet være Herren, som ikke gav os til Rov for deres Tænder!

7 We have escaped [from our enemies] like a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set; [it is as though] the trap [that our enemies set for us] was broken and we have escaped from it!

Vor Sjæl er undkommen som en Fugl af Fuglefængernes Snare; Snaren er sønderreven, og vi ere undkomne.

8 Yahweh is the one who helps us [MTY]; he is the one who made heaven and the earth.

Vor Hjælp er i Herrens Navn, hans, som skabte Himmel og Jord.