Psalmowo 124

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

“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

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

If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us:

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

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

4 anye ne tsi ɖe mí hesi to mía dzi,

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;

5 anye ne tɔ dzeagbowo kplɔ mí dzoe.”

Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as 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 is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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

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