Psalm 124
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1Here is what Israel should say.
Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
2Suppose the Lord had not been on our side
when our enemies attacked us.
3Suppose he had not been on our side
when their burning anger blazed out against us.
Then they would have swallowed us alive.
4They would have been like a flood that drowned us.
They would have swept over us like a rushing river.
5They would have washed us away
like a swollen stream.
6Give praise to the Lord.
He has not let our enemies chew us up.
7We have escaped like a bird
from a hunter’s trap.
The trap has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8Our help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth.
Salmo 124
Cántico de los peregrinos. De David.
1Si el Señor no hubiera estado de nuestra parte
—que lo repita ahora Israel—,
2si el Señor no hubiera estado de nuestra parte
cuando todo el mundo se levantó contra nosotros,
3nos habrían tragado vivos
al encenderse su furor contra nosotros;
4nos habrían inundado las aguas,
el torrente nos habría arrastrado,
5¡nos habrían arrastrado las aguas turbulentas!
6Bendito sea el Señor, que no dejó
que nos despedazaran con sus dientes.
7Como las aves, hemos escapado
de la trampa del cazador;
¡la trampa se rompió,
y nosotros escapamos!
8Nuestra ayuda está en el nombre del Señor,
creador del cielo y de la tierra.