Psalms 124 interlinear
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[A Song of degrees of David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
שִׁיר[the] song ofnoun sg m cstrH7892הַמַּעֲלוֹתthe ascentsart + noun pl f absH4609לְדָוִדof Davidprep + name m individualH1732לוּלֵיif notConditional ParticleH3884יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068שֶׁהָיָהwho he wasRelative Particle + verb Qal perf 3 sg mH1961לָנוּfor usprep + sfx 1 pl cH9035יֹאמַר־let it sayverb Qal impf 3 sg mH559נָאpleaseInterjectionH4994יִשְׂרָאֵל׃Israelname LocationH3478 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
לוּלֵיif notConditional ParticleH3884יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068שֶׁהָיָהwho he wasRelative Particle + verb Qal perf 3 sg mH1961לָנוּfor usprep + sfx 1 pl cH9035בְּקוּםwhen rose upprep + verb Qal inf cstrH6965עָלֵינוּon usprep + sfx 1 pl cH5921אָדָם׃anyonenoun sg m absH120 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
אֲזַיthenadvH233חַיִּיםaliveadj pl m absH2416בְּלָעוּנוּthey had swallowed up usverb Qal perf 3 pl c + sfx 1 pl cH1104בַּחֲרוֹתwhen burnedprep + verb Qal inf cstrH2734אַפָּםanger theirnoun sg m cstr + sfx 3 pl mH639בָּנוּ׃on usprep + sfx 1 pl cH9035 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
אֲזַיthenadvH233הַמַּיִםthe watersart + noun pl m absH4325שְׁטָפוּנוּthey had overflowed usverb Qal perf 3 pl c + sfx 1 pl cH7857נַחְלָהa torrent towardsnoun sg m abs + Directional sfxH5158עָבַרit had passedverb Qal perf 3 sg mH5674עַל־overprepH5921נַפְשֵׁנוּ׃self ournoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 pl cH5315 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
אֲזַיthenadvH233עָבַרit had passedverb Qal perf 3 sg mH5674עַל־overprepH5921נַפְשֵׁנוּself ournoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 pl cH5315הַמַּיִםthe watersart + noun pl m absH4325הַזֵּידוֹנִים׃the ragingart + adj pl m absH2121 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
בָּרוּךְ[be] blessedverb Qal ptc passive sg m absH1288יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068שֶׁלֹּאwho notRelative Particle + Negative ParticleH3808נְתָנָנוּhe has given usverb Qal perf 3 sg m + sfx 1 pl cH5414טֶרֶףpreynoun sg m absH2964לְשִׁנֵּיהֶם׃to teeth theirprep + noun du f cstr + sfx 3 pl mH8127 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
נַפְשֵׁנוּself ournoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 pl cH5315כְּצִפּוֹרlike a birdprep + noun sg c absH6833נִמְלְטָהit has escapedverb Niphal perf 3 sg fH4422מִפַּחfrom a snare ofprep + noun sg m cstrH6341יוֹקְשִׁיםfowlersverb Qal ptc pl m absH3369הַפַּחthe snareart + noun sg m absH6341נִשְׁבָּר[has been] brokenverb Niphal ptc sg m absH7665וַאֲנַחְנוּand weconj + pron 1 pl cH587נִמְלָטְנוּ׃we have escapedverb Niphal perf 1 pl cH4422 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
עֶזְרֵנוּhelp ournoun sg m cstr + sfx 1 pl cH5828בְּשֵׁם[is] in [the] name ofprep + noun sg m cstrH8034יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068עֹשֵׂהmaker ofverb Qal ptc sg m cstrH6213שָׁמַיִםheavennoun pl m absH8064וָאָרֶץ׃and earthconj + noun sg f absH776
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.