1 A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A Song H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- of degrees H4609 (מַעֲלָה) — elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mar…
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- If H3884 (לוּלֵא) — if not
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- who was on our side, now may Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If H3884 (לוּלֵא) — if not
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- who was on our side, when men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- rose up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then H233 (אֲזַי) — at that time
- they had swallowed us up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- quick H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- when their wrath H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- was kindled H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then H233 (אֲזַי) — at that time
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- had overwhelmed H7857 (שָׁטַף) — to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
- us, the stream H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- had gone over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- our soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then H233 (אֲזַי) — at that time
- the proud H2121 (זֵידוֹן) — boiling of water, i.e. wave
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- had gone over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- our soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
6 Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- who hath not given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- a prey H2964 (טֶרֶף) — something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food
- to their teeth H8127 (שֵׁן) — a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- is escaped H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
- as a bird H6833 (צִפּוֹר) — a little bird (as hopping)
- out of the snare H6341 (פַּח) — a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- of the fowlers H3369 (יָקֹשׁ) — to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
- the snare H6341 (פַּח) — a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- is broken H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- and we are escaped H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Our help H5828 (עֵזֶר) — aid
- in the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- who made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the 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 H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)