תהילים 124

1 שיר המעלות לדוד לולי יהוה שהיה לנו-- יאמר-נא ישראל

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 לולי יהוה שהיה לנו-- בקום עלינו אדם

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

3 אזי חיים בלעונו-- בחרות אפם בנו

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

4 אזי המים שטפונו-- נחלה עבר על-נפשנו

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

5 אזי עבר על-נפשנו-- המים הזידונים

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

6 ברוך יהוה-- שלא נתננו טרף לשניהם

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

7 נפשנו-- כצפור נמלטה מפח יוקשים הפח נשבר ואנחנו נמלטנו

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

8 עזרנו בשם יהוה-- עשה שמים וארץ

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