Psalms 124

1 song [the] step to/for David unless LORD which/that to be to/for us to say please Israel

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

2 unless LORD which/that to be to/for us in/on/with to arise: attack upon us man

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

3 in that case alive to swallow up us in/on/with to be incensed face: anger their in/on/with us

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

4 in that case [the] water to overflow us torrent: river [to] to pass upon soul: myself our

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

5 in that case to pass upon soul: myself our [the] water [the] raging

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

6 to bless LORD which/that not to give: give us prey to/for tooth their

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 soul: myself our like/as bird to escape from snare to snare [the] snare to break and we to escape

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

8 helper our in/on/with name LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.