Psalms 124

A Song of degrees of David

שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד

A Song of degrees of David.

לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ יֹֽאמַר-נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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

לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ בְּקוּם עָלֵינוּ אָדָֽם׃

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

אֲזַי חַיִּים בְּלָעוּנוּ בַּחֲרוֹת אַפָּם בָּֽנוּ׃

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

אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל-נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃

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

אֲזַי עָבַר עַל-נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

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

נַפְשֵׁנוּ כְּצִפּוֹר נִמְלְטָה מִפַּח יוֹקְשִׁים הַפַּח נִשְׁבָּר וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃

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

עֶזְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

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