Psalms 120:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 120:18 words

HebrewMeaning

שִׁ֗ירšiyr

the song ofnounH7892

sing(-er · -ing) · song

הַֽ/מַּ֫עֲל֥וֹתhamaʿălwōt

the ascentsparticleH4609

degree · deal · go up · stair ···

אֶלʾel

topronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

בַּ/צָּרָ֣תָ/הbaṣārātāh

in distresspronH6869

adversity · affliction · anguish · distress ···

לִּ֑/יliy

pron

קָ֝רָ֗אתִיqārāʾtiy

I called outverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵֽ/נִיwayaʿănēniy

and he answered meconjH6030

afflict (by mistake for

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 120:1

1. The Psalm which we have just heard chanted, and have responded to with our voices, is short, and very profitable. You will not long toil in hearing, nor will you toil fruitlessly in working. For it is, according to the title prefixed to it, “A song of degrees.” Degrees are either of ascent or of descent. But degrees, as they are used in this Psalm, are of ascending...There are therefore both those who ascend and those who descend on that ladder. Genesis 28:12 Who are they…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 120

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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