Psalm 124

1 [Psalm lal David] LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut la, lukun fuka? O Israel, kowos in topuk!

A Song of degrees. Of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —

2 “LEUM GOD El funu tia wi kut le, Ke mwet lokoalok elos mweun lain kut

If it had not been Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,

3 Kut lukun moul na elos ukumkutla Ke sripen kasrkusrak lulap lalos sesr;

Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;

4 Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

5 A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 Lela kut in sang kulo nu sin LEUM GOD, Su tia filikutyang nu in poun mwet lokoalok lasr.

Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth!

7 Kut tu kaingla oana sie won su kaingla liki sruf lun mwet sru won; Sruf u musalla a kut sukosokla!

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Kasru lasr tuku sin LEUM GOD, Su orala kusrao ac faclu.

Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.