Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1If the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068had notלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884beenשֶׁהָ֣יָהshe.Ha.yahH1961on our side—let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478nowנָ֝אna'H4994declareיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559—

2if the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068had notלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884beenשֶׁהָ֣יָהshe.Ha.yahH1961on our sidewhen menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120attackedבְּק֖וּםbe.KumH6965usעָלֵ֣ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,

3when their angerאַפָּ֣ם'a.PamH639flaredבַּחֲר֖וֹתba.cha.RotH2734against us,thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233they would have swallowed usבְּלָע֑וּנוּbe.la.'U.nuH1104aliveחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416,

4thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233the floodsהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325would have engulfed usשְׁטָפ֑וּנוּshe.ta.Fu.nuH7857, thenthe torrentנַ֗֜חְלָהNach.lahH5158would have overwhelmedעָבַ֥ר עַל־'a.Var 'al-H5674 H5921usנַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃naf.She.nuH5315,

5thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233the ragingהַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃ha.Zei.do.NimH2121watersהַ֝מַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325would have swept us awayעָבַ֣ר עַל־ נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ'a.Var 'al- naf.She.nuH5674 H5921 H5315.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who has notשֶׁלֹּ֥אshe.Lo'H3808given usנְתָנָ֥נוּne.ta.Na.nuH5414as preyטֶ֝֗רֶףTe.refH2964to their teethלְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃le.shi.nei.HemH8127.

7Weנַפְשֵׁ֗נוּnaf.She.nuH5315have escapedנִמְלְטָה֮nim.le.TahH4422like a birdכְּצִפּ֥וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833from the snareמִפַּ֪חmi.PachH6341of the fowlerי֫וֹקְשִׁ֥יםyok.ShimH3369;the netהַפַּ֥חha.PachH6341is tornנִשְׁבָּ֗רnish.BarH7665,and weוַאֲנַ֥חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587have slipped awayנִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃nim.La.te.nuH4422.

8Our helpעֶ֭זְרֵנוּ'Ez.re.nuH5828is in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the Makerעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

A song of ascents. Of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 124