Psalmorum 124

1 Canticum graduum. [Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israël,

A song of ascents. Of David. ‘Had it not been the Lord who was for us’ let Israel say

2 nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis: cum exsurgerent homines in nos,

‘Had it not been the Lord who was for us when enemies rose against us,

3 forte vivos deglutissent nos; cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,

then alive they’d have swallowed us up, when their anger was kindled against us.

4 forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos;

Then the waters would’ve swept us away, and the torrent passed over us clean:

5 torrentem pertransivit anima nostra; forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.

then most sure would’ve passed over us clean the wild seething waters.’

6 Benedictus Dominus, qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum.

Blest be the Lord who has given us not to be torn by their teeth.

7 Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium; laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.

We are like a bird just escaped from the snare of the fowler. The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8 Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit cælum et terram.]

Our help is the name of the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.