Psalm 124

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

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us (Pray, let Israel say),

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

If YHWH had not been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

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

Then they had swallowed us alive, In the burning of their anger against us,

4 Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

5 A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

Then proud waters had passed over our soul.

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

Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] 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 has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth!