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Psalms 124— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שִׁ֥יר	šîr	A Song	H7892
1	הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ,	of Ascents	H4609
2	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד.	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	of David	H1732
3	לוּלֵ֣י	lū·lê	If it had not been	H3884
4	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
5	שֶׁהָ֣יָה	še·hā·yāh	who was	H1961
6	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū;	on our side
7	יֹֽאמַר־–	yō·mar-	let say	H0559
8	נָ֝א	nā	now	H4994
9	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃.	yiś·rā·’êl.	Israel	H3478

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לוּלֵ֣י	lū·lê	If it had not been	H3884
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	שֶׁהָ֣יָה	še·hā·yāh	who was	H1961
3	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū;	on our side
4	בְּק֖וּם	bə·qūm	when rose up	H6965
5	עָלֵ֣ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	against us	H5921
6	אָדָֽם׃.	’ā·ḏām.	men	H0120

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲ֭זַי	’ă·zay	Then	H0233
1	חַיִּ֣ים､	ḥay·yîm	alive	H2416
2	בְּלָע֑וּנוּ	bə·lā·‘ū·nū;	they would have swallowed us	H1104
3	בַּחֲר֖וֹת	ba·ḥă·rō·wṯ	when was kindled	H2734
4	אַפָּ֣ם	’ap·pām	their wrath	H0639
5	בָּֽנוּ׃.	bā·nū.	against us

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲ֭זַי	’ă·zay	Then	H0233
1	הַמַּ֣יִם	ham·ma·yim	the waters	H4325
2	שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ	šə·ṭā·p̄ū·nū;	would have overwhelmed us	H7857
3	נַ֗֜חְלָה‪‬	naḥ·lāh,	the stream	H5158
4	עָבַ֥ר	‘ā·ḇar	would have gone	H5674
5	עַל־	‘al-	over	H5921
6	נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃–	nap̄·šê·nū.	our soul	H5315

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲ֭זַי	’ă·zay	then	H0233
1	עָבַ֣ר	‘ā·ḇar	would have gone	H5674
2	עַל־	‘al-	over	H5921
3	נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ	nap̄·šê·nū;	our soul	H5315
4	הַ֝מַּ֗יִם	ham·ma·yim,	the waters	H4325
5	הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃.	haz·zê·ḏō·w·nîm.	swollen	H2121

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בָּר֥וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Blessed [be]	H1288
1	יְהוָ֑ה､	Yah·weh;	Yahweh	H3068
2	שֶׁלֹּ֥א	šel·lō	who not	H3808
3	נְתָנָ֥נוּ	nə·ṯā·nā·nū	has given us	H5414
4	טֶ֝֗רֶף	ṭe·rep̄,	[as] prey	H2964
5	לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃.	lə·šin·nê·hem.	to their teeth	H8127

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ	nap̄·šê·nū,	Our soul	H5315
1	כְּצִפּ֥וֹר	kə·ṣip·pō·wr	as a bird	H6833
2	נִמְלְטָה֮	nim·lə·ṭāh	has escaped	H4422
3	מִפַּ֪ח	mip·paḥ	from the snare	H6341
4	י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים–	yō·wq·šîm	of the fowlers	H3369
5	הַפַּ֥ח	hap·paḥ	the snare	H6341
6	נִשְׁבָּ֗ר､	niš·bār,	is broken	H7665
7	וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	and we	H0587
8	נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃.	nim·lā·ṭə·nū.	have escaped	H4422

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ	‘ez·rê·nū	Our help [is]	H5828
1	בְּשֵׁ֣ם	bə·šêm	in the name	H8034
2	יְהוָ֑ה､	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3068
3	עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה	‘ō·śêh,	who made	H6213
4	שָׁמַ֥יִם	šā·ma·yim	heaven	H8064
5	וָאָֽרֶץ׃.	wā·’ā·reṣ.	and earth	H0776