Waiata 124

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Na Rawiri. Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, he ki tenei ma Iharaira:

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

2 Me kaua a Ihowa i a tatou, i te whakatikanga mai o te tangata ki a tatou;

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

3 Penei kua horomia oratia tatou e ratou, i te muranga o to ratou riri ki a tatou.

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

4 Kua ngaro tatou i nga wai, kua taupokina o tatou wairua e te ia.

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

5 Penei kua taupokina o tatou wairua e nga wai whakakake.

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

6 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, kihai nei i tuku i a tatou hei ngaunga ma o ratou niho.

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 Kua mawhiti o tatou wairua, me he manu i roto i te mahanga a nga kaihopu; kua motu te mahanga, a mawhiti ana tatou.

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

8 Kei te ingoa o Ihowa he awhina mo tatou, kei te kaihanga i te rangi, i te whenua.

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.