Psalms 124:2

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Psalms 124:2


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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;
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

IfH3884 it had not been the LORDH3068 who was on our side, when menH120 rose upH6965 against us:


Original Hebrew

לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ בְּקוּם עָלֵינוּ אָדָם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
לוּלֵ֣י
lu.Lei H3884 HC if not
יְ֭הוָה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
שֶׁ/הָ֣יָה
she./Ha.yah H1961 HTr/Vqp3ms who/ (he) was
לָ֑/נוּ
La./nu HR/Sp1cp for/ us
בְּ/ק֖וּם
be./Kum H6965 HR/Vqc when/ rose up
עָלֵ֣י/נוּ
'a.Lei./nu H5921 HR/Sp1cp on/ us
אָדָֽם
'a.Dam H120 HNcmsa anyone
Strong's References
  • H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3884 — לוּלֵא (lûwlêʼ, loo-lay'): or לוּלֵי (lûwlêy); from לוּא (lûwʼ) H3863 and לֹא (lôʼ) H3808; if not; except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
  • H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
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Reciprocal references (5): Joshua 7:9, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Kings 9:32, Psalms 94:17, Luke 8:23

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