Psalmowo 124

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 anye ne tsi ɖe mí hesi to mía dzi,

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

5 anye ne tɔ dzeagbowo kplɔ mí dzoe.”

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be Jehovah, who has not given us 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 has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

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