Psalmowo 124

1 David ƒe mɔzɔha. Ne menye Yehowae le mía dzi o la, Israel negblɔ be,

A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

2 “Ɖe menye Yehowae le mía dzi o la, esi amegbetɔwo tso ɖe mía ŋu,

if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

3 eye woƒe dɔmedzoe bi ɖe mía ŋu la, anye ne womi mí agbagbee,

verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 anye ne tsi ɖe mí hesi to mía dzi,

verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

5 anye ne tɔ dzeagbowo kplɔ mí dzoe.”

Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

6 Woakafu Yehowa, ame si meɖe mɔ be woavuvu mí kple woƒe aɖu o.

Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

7 Míesi abe xevi si do le mɔtrela ƒe mɔka me la ene; mɔka la tso, eye míesi dzo.

Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

8 Míaƒe xɔname le Yehowa, dziƒo kple anyigba Wɔla la gbɔ.

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