Psalms 124

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

[A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

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

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 Then the raging waters would have drowned us.”

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.