Psalms 124

1 A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, katsho-ke uIsrayeli;

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

uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, lapho abantu besivukela,

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

ngabe basiginya siphila, ekuvutheni kolaka lwabo kithi;

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

ngabe amanzi agijima phezu kwethu, lempophoma yedlula phezu komphefumulo wethu;

5 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

ngabe amanzi aqubukayo edlula phezu komphefumulo wethu.

6 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Kayibongwe iNkosi, engasinikelanga ukuthi sibe yimpango emazinyweni abo.

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

Umphefumulo wethu uphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni wabathiyi; umjibila uqamukile, thina sasesiphunyuka.

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

Usizo lwethu lusebizweni leNkosi eyenza amazulu lomhlaba.