Sòm 124

1 Yon Sòm pou monte vè tanp lan. Yon Sòm David. Si se pa t SENYÈ a ki te pou nou, kite Israël di koulye a,

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 Si se pa t SENYÈ a ki te pou nou, lè lezòm te leve kont nou yo,

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

3 Alò, yo t ap gen tan fin vale nou tou vivan, lè kòlè yo te limen kont nou an.

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

4 Nan lè sa a, dlo yo t ap fin anglouti nou nèt. Kouran dlo yo ta fin pase sou nanm nou.

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

5 Nan lè sa a, dlo anraje yo t ap fin pase sou nanm nou.

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

6 Beni se SENYÈ a, ki pa t livre nou pou chire nan dan yo.

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

7 Nanm nou gen tan fin chape tankou yon zwazo ki sòti nan pèlen a moun k ap fè lachas yo. Pèlen an fin kase e nou chape.

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

8 Sekou nou se nan non SENYÈ a, ki te fè syèl la ak tè a.

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