Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

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

2 if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

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

3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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

4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

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

5 Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

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

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

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

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Our help is in the name of YHWH, who made heaven and earth.