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] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel 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 had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 Na sronot u pokkutla, Kof u afwinkutla,

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream 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] the LORD, who hath 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 hath 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 the LORD, who made heaven and earth.