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Psalms 124:2

124:1 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:

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

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

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

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

What does Psalms 124:2 mean?

Psalms 124:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לוּלֵא (lûwlêʼ), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אָדָם (ʼâdâm).

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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,
when
menאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
rose
upקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
against
us:

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What does Psalms 124:2 say?

Psalms 124:2 (King James Version) reads: "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:"

Is Psalms 124:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 124:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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