Psalms 124
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Psalms 124

A Song of degrees of David.

1Ifלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884it had not beenYhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068who was on our side, now may Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559;
2Ifלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884it had not beenYhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068who was on our side, when menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120rose upבְּק֖וּםbe.KumH6965against us:
3Thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233they had swallowed us upבְּלָע֑וּנוּbe.la.'U.nuH1104quickחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416,when their wrathאַפָּ֣ם'a.PamH639was kindledבַּחֲר֖וֹתba.cha.RotH2734against us:
4Thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233the watersהַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had overwhelmedשְׁטָפ֑וּנוּshe.ta.Fu.nuH7857us, the streamנַ֗֜חְלָהNach.lahH5158had gone overעָבַ֥ר'a.VarH5674our soulנַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃naf.She.nuH5315:
5Thenאֲ֭זַי'A.zaiH233the proudהַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃ha.Zei.do.NimH2121watersהַ֝מַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had gone overעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674our soulנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315.
6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who hath not givenנְתָנָ֥נוּne.ta.Na.nuH5414us asa preyטֶ֝֗רֶףTe.refH2964to their teethלְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃le.shi.nei.HemH8127.
7Our soulנַפְשֵׁ֗נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is escapedנִמְלְטָה֮nim.le.TahH4422as a birdכְּצִפּ֥וֹרke.tzi.PorH6833out of the snareמִפַּ֪חmi.PachH6341of the fowlersי֫וֹקְשִׁ֥יםyok.ShimH3369:the snareהַפַּ֥חha.PachH6341is brokenנִשְׁבָּ֗רnish.BarH7665,and we are escapedנִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃nim.La.te.nuH4422.
8Our helpעֶ֭זְרֵנוּ'Ez.re.nuH5828isin the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who madeעֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה'o.SehH6213heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Psalms 124

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