< Salmenes 124 >

1 Ein song til høgtidsferderne; av David. Hadde ikkje Herren vore med oss, - so segje Israel -
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2 hadde ikkje Herren vore med oss, då menneskje stod upp imot oss,
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3 so hadde dei slukt oss livande, då deira vreide loga imot oss,
Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4 so hadde vatni flødt yver oss, ei elv gjenge yver vår sjæl,
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5 so hadde dei gjenge yver vår sjæl, dei storlåtne vatni.
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 Lova vere Herren, som ikkje gav oss til åt for deira tenner!
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Vår sjæl slapp undan som ein fugl or fangarsnara. Snara rivna sund, og me slapp undan.
Our soul hath escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Vår hjelp er i Herrens namn, han som gjorde himmel og jord.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

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