Psalmii 124

1 O cântare a treptelor, a lui David. De nu ar fi fost DOMNUL de partea noastră, să spună Israel;

You Israeli [people], [answer this question]: What [would have happened to us] if Yahweh had not been (helping/fighting for) us?

2 De nu ar fi fost DOMNUL de partea noastră, când oameni s-au ridicat împotriva noastră,

When [our enemies] attacked us, if Yahweh had not been fighting for us,

3 Atunci ei ne-ar fi înghițit de vii, când furia lor s-a aprins împotriva noastră;

we would have all been killed [IDM] because they were very angry with us!

4 Atunci apele ne-ar fi copleșit, pârâul ar fi trecut peste sufletul nostru;

[They would have been like] [MET] a flood that swept/carried us away; [it would have been as though] the water would have covered us,

5 Atunci apele umflate ar fi trecut peste sufletul nostru.

and we would [all] have drowned in the flood that was (raging/flowing very fast).

6 Binecuvântat fie DOMNUL, care nu ne-a dat ca pradă pentru dinții lor.

[But] praise Yahweh, because he has not allowed our [enemies to destroy us] [like wild animals] [MET] tear apart [the creatures that they capture].

7 Sufletul nostru a scăpat ca o pasăre din plasa păsărarilor, plasa s-a rupt și noi am scăpat.

We have escaped [from our enemies] like a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set; [it is as though] the trap [that our enemies set for us] was broken and we have escaped from it!

8 Ajutorul nostru este în numele DOMNULUI, care a făcut cerul și pământul.

Yahweh is the one who helps us [MTY]; he is the one who made heaven and the earth.