Psalmorum 124

1 Canticum graduum. Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israël,

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

2 nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis: cum exsurgerent homines in nos,

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

3 forte vivos deglutissent nos; cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,

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

4 forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos;

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

5 torrentem pertransivit anima nostra; forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.

Then proud waters had passed over our soul.

6 Benedictus Dominus, qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum.

Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] prey to their teeth.

7 Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium; laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.

Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

8 Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit cælum et terram.

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