Psalm 124:1
Strong's Lexicon
A Song
שִׁ֥יר (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7892: n m 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs n f 2) song 2a) song, ode

of Ascents.
הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת (ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4609: 1) what comes up, thoughts 2) step, stair 2a) step, stair 2b) steps (of sundial) 2c) stories (of heaven) 2d) ascent 2e) song of ascent 2e1) to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)

Of David.
לְדָ֫וִ֥ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

If the LORD
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

had not
לוּלֵ֣י (lū·lê)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3884: 1) unless, if not, except

been on our side—
שֶׁהָ֣יָה (še·hā·yāh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

let Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

now
נָ֝א ()
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation

declare—
יֹֽאמַר־ (yō·mar-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save [for] Jehovah{.htm" title="{">—who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side — let Israel say —

New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,

King James Bible
{{A Song of degrees of David. }} If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--

New Living Translation
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:

English Standard Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say—

New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,

King James Bible
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--

International Standard Version
If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now say—

NET Bible
A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!--

American Standard Version
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

English Revised Version
A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say;

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
















Cross References
Psalm 94:17
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

Psalm 124:2
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Psalm 129:1
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:3
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Psalm 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

Psalm 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Psalm 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
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