Psalm 124

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

[A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

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

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

4 Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 A kof pulkulak akwalomyekutla.”

then the proud waters would have 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 the LORD, who has not given us as 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 has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. 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 the LORD, who made heaven and earth.