Psalms 124:8

124:7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

KJV

Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

What does Psalms 124:8 mean?

Psalms 124:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֵזֶר (ʻêzer), שֵׁם (shêm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Our

helpעֵזֶרʻêzer/ay'-zer/H5828aid

the

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

who

madeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

and

earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 124:8.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 124:8 say?

Psalms 124:8 (King James Version) reads: "Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth."

Is Psalms 124:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 124:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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