Psalms 124

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—

A Song of degrees of David.

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם׃

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

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

אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃

then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃

then the raging waters would have swept us away.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

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

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

נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפּ֥וֹר נִמְלְטָה֮ מִפַּ֪ח י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִשְׁבָּ֗ר וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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