Psalms 124

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

Bawipa mah ningnih benna ama awm mai mantaw – Israelkhqi ing kqawn seh –

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

Bawipa mah ningnih benna ama awm mai mantaw, thlangkhqi ing ningnih ani tuk khqi awh,

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

cekkhqi ing ningnih ak khan awh amik kaw a so awh; ningnih ce a hqing na nik daih khqi hawh kaw;

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

tuibau ing ningnih ce ni sing malh kawmsaw, tuibak ce ningnih ak khan na tho hawh kaw,

5 Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

tuibau tha ak awm ing ningnih ce ni zawn khqi hawh kaw.

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

Cekkhqi a ha ing ningnih am choek nawh, Bawipa venawh thangleeknaak awm seh.

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

Pha a ham dawng ak dunkung ak dawng awhkawng a hlawng pha amyihna ningnih taw ni awm uhy; dawnkhqui ce boet nawh, ningnih ce ni loet uhy.

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

Ningmih bawmnaak taw dek ingkaw khan ak saikung, Bawipang ming awh ni a awm.