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Psalms 124:1

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

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

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, now may Israel say;

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

What does Psalms 124:1 mean?

Psalms 124:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), דָּוִד (Dâvid).

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Songשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing
of
degreesמַעֲלָהmaʻălâh/mah-al-aw'/H4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
of
David.דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
Ifלוּלֵאlûwlêʼ/loo-lay'/H3884if not
it
had
not
been
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
who
was
on
our
side,
now
may
IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
say;אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 124:1.

Exodus 16:12

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Judges 20:18

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

Exodus 11:4

And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

Exodus 12:43

And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Exodus 17:16

For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. Because: or, Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore, etc the LORD hath: Heb. the hand upon the throne of the LORD

Exodus 24:4

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

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What does Psalms 124:1 say?

Psalms 124:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;"

Is Psalms 124:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 124:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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