Psalms 123 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 124

¹A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609 of David^H1732. If^H3884 it had not been the LORD^H3068 who was on our side, now may Israel^H3478 say^H559^(H8799);

² if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

KJVIf^H3884 it had not been the LORD^H3068 who was on our side, when men^H120 rose up^H6965^(H8800) against us:

³ then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

KJVThen^H233 they had swallowed us up^H1104^(H8804) quick^H2416, when their wrath^H639 was kindled^H2734^(H8800) against us:

⁴ then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

KJVThen^H233 the waters^H4325 had overwhelmed^H7857^(H8804) us, the stream^H5158 had gone over^H5674^(H8804) our soul^H5315:

⁵ Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

KJVThen^H233 the proud^H2121 waters^H4325 had gone over^H5674^(H8804) our soul^H5315.

⁶ Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068, who hath not given^H5414^(H8804) us as a prey^H2964 to their teeth^H8127.

⁷ Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

KJVOur soul^H5315 is escaped^H4422^(H8738) as a bird^H6833 out of the snare^H6341 of the fowlers^H3369^(H8802): the snare^H6341 is broken^H7665^(H8738), and we are escaped^H4422^(H8738).

⁸ Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.

KJVOur help^H5828 is in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, who made^H6213^(H8802) heaven^H8064 and earth^H776.

WEB·Psalms 123

¹A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609. Unto thee lift I up^H5375^(H8804) mine eyes^H5869, O thou that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) in the heavens^H8064.

² Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

KJVBehold, as the eyes^H5869 of servants^H5650 look unto the hand^H3027 of their masters^H113, and as the eyes^H5869 of a maiden^H8198 unto the hand^H3027 of her mistress^H1404; so our eyes^H5869 wait upon the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, until that he have mercy^H2603^(H8799) upon us.

³ Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

KJVHave mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon us, O LORD^H3068, have mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon us: for we are exceedingly^H7227 filled^H7646^(H8804) with contempt^H937.

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

KJVOur soul^H5315 is exceedingly^H7227 filled^H7646^(H8804) with the scorning^H3933 of those that are at ease^H7600, and with the contempt^H937 of the proud^H3238^(H8802)^(H8678)^H1343^(H8675)^H1349.

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