Psalms 124

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

1 Kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu; Israeli na aseme sasa:

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

2 kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

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

3 wakati hasira yao ilipowaka dhidi yetu, wangalitumeza tungali hai,

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

4 mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.

5 maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

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

6 Bwana asifiwe, yeye ambaye hakuruhusu turaruliwe kwa meno yao.

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

7 Tumeponyoka kama ndege kutoka mtego wa mwindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tukaokoka.

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

8 Msaada wetu ni katika jina la Bwana, Muumba wa mbingu na dunia.