المَزامِير 124

١ 1 لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَنَا لِيَقُلْ إِسْرَائِيلُ،

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

٢ 2 لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ مَعَنَا، عِنْدَمَا قَامَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْنَا.

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

٣ 3 لابْتَلَعُونَا وَنَحْنُ أَحْيَاءٌ، عِنْدَمَا احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُهُمْ عَلَيْنَا،

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

٤ 4 وَلَجَرَفَتْنَا الْمِيَاهُ، وَلَطَمَا السَّيْلُ عَلَيْنَا،

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

٥ 5 وَلَطَغَتِ الْمِيَاهُ العَاتِيَةُ عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا.

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

٦ 6 مُبَارَكٌ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْنَا فَرِيسَةً لأَسْنَانِ أَعْدَائِنَا.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

٧ 7 نَجَتْ نُفُوسُنَا كَالْعُصْفُورِ مِنْ فَخِّ الصَّيَّادِينَ: انْكَسَرَ الْفَخُّ وَنَجَوْنَا.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

٨ 8 عَوْنُنَا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ صَانِعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ.

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.