Waiata 124

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” If the LORD had not been for us, Now may Israel say,

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

If the LORD had not been for us, When men rose up against us,

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

Then had they swallowed us up alive, When their wrath burned against us;

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

Then the waters had overwhelmed us; The stream had gone over our soul;

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

The proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, Who hath not given us a prey to 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 have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.