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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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