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Psalms 124:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 124:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 124:110 words
HebrewMeaning
שִׁ֥ירšiyr
musicalnounH7892
sing(-er · -ing) · song
הַֽ/מַּעֲל֗וֹתhamaʿălwōt
things that come upparticleH4609
degree · deal · go up · stair ···
לְ/דָ֫וִ֥דlədāwid
DavidpronH1732
לוּלֵ֣יlwlēy
exceptconjH3884
had not · if · unless · were it not that
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
שֶׁ/הָ֣יָהšehāyāh
beaconparticleH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לָ֑/נוּlānw
pron
יֹֽאמַרyōʾmar
answerverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
נָ֝אnāʾ
I beseech theeparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
Words 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.

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