< Psalms 124 >

1 A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,
تَرْنِيمَةُ الْمَصَاعِدِ. لِدَاوُدَ لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَنَا لِيَقُلْ إِسْرَائِيلُ،١
2 if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَنَا، عِنْدَمَا قَامَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْنَا.٢
3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
لابْتَلَعُونَا وَنَحْنُ أَحْيَاءُ، عِنْدَمَا احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُمْ عَلَيْنَا،٣
4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
وَلَجَرَفَتْنَا الْمِيَاهُ، وَلَطَمَا السَّيْلُ عَلَيْنَا،٤
5 Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
وَلَطَغَتِ الْمِيَاهُ العَاتِيَةُ عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا.٥
6 Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
مُبَارَكٌ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْنَا فَرِيسَةً لأَسْنَانِ أَعْدَائِنَا.٦
7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
نَجَتْ نُفُوسُنَا كَالْعُصْفُورِ مِنْ فَخِّ الصَّيَّادِينَ: انْكَسَرَ الْفَخُّ وَنَجَوْنَا.٧
8 Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.
عَوْنُنَا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ صَانِعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ.٨

< Psalms 124 >