Waiata 124

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

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

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

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, 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 they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

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

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

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

Then the proud waters would have 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 has not given us as 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.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. 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 LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.