Psalms 124

1 The song of grecis `of Dauith. Israel seie now, No but for the Lord was in vs;

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

2 no but for `the Lord was in vs. Whanne men risiden vp ayens vs;

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

3 in hap thei hadden swalewid vs quike. Whanne the woodnesse of hem was wrooth ayens vs;

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

4 in hap watir hadde sope vs vp.

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

5 Oure soule passide thoruy a stronde; in hap oure soule hadde passide thoruy a watir vnsuffrable.

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

6 Blessid be the Lord; that `yaf not vs in taking to the teeth of hem.

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 Oure soule, as a sparowe, is delyuered; fro the snare of hunters. The snare is al to-brokun; and we ben delyuered.

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

8 Oure helpe is in the name of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe.

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.