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Psalms

Chapter 124
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֥yr haֽmּa'al֗ot leda֫vi֥d lule֣y ye֭hvah shsheha֣yah la֑nu yoֽ'mar-na֝ yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If the LORD had not been on our side, let Israel say,

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): lule֣y ye֭hvah shsheha֣yah la֑nu bּeq֖um 'ale֣ynu 'adaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,

לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭zay chayּi֣ym bּela'֑unu bּachar֖ot 'apּa֣m bּaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;

אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭zay hamּa֣yim shshetap֑unu na֗֜chelah 'aba֥r 'al-napeshsheֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭zay 'aba֣r 'al-napeshshe֑nu ha֝mּa֗yim hazּeֽydoniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the raging waters would have swept us away.

אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּar֥uke yehva֑h shshelּo֥ netana֥nu te֝֗rep leshshinּeyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): napeshshe֗nu kּetzipּ֥or nimeletah֮ mipּa֪ch y֫oqeshshi֥ym hapּa֥ch nishshebּa֗r va'ana֥chenu nimelaֽtenu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפּ֥וֹר נִמְלְטָה֮ מִפַּ֪ח י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִשְׁבָּ֗ר וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭zerenu bּeshshe֣m yehva֑h 'o֝shse֗h shshama֥yim va'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃