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Psalms 124:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 124:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 124:86 words
HebrewMeaning
עֶ֭זְרֵ/נוּʿezərēnw
help ournounH5828
בְּ/שֵׁ֣םbəšēm
is in the name ofpronH8034
base · named · renown · report
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עֹ֝שֵׂ֗הʿōśēh
maker ofverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
שָׁמַ֥יִםšāmayim
heavennounH8064
astrologer · heaven
וָ/אָֽרֶץwāʾāreṣ
and earthconjH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
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.

Church Fathers on Psalms 124:8

1. You already well know, dearest brethren, that a “Song of Degrees,” is a song of our ascent: and that this ascent is not effected by the feet of the body, but by the affections of the heart. This we have repeatedly reminded you of: and we need not repeat it too often, that there may be room for saying what has not yet been said. This Psalm, therefore, which you have now heard sung for you, is inscribed, “A Song of Degrees.” This is its title. They sing therefore while…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 124
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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