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Psalm 124 in Hebrew and English

8 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

A Song of Ascents; of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', Let Israel now say;

לוּלֵי יְהוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ בְּקוּם עָלֵינוּ אָדָֽם׃

'If it had not been the LORD who was for us, When men rose up against us,

אֲזַי חַיִּים בְּלָעוּנוּ בַּחֲרוֹת אַפָּם בָּֽנוּ׃

Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;

אֲזַי עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃

Then the proud waters Had gone over our soul.'

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃

Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

נַפְשֵׁנוּ כְּצִפּוֹר נִמְלְטָה מִפַּח יוֹקְשִׁים הַפַּח נִשְׁבָּר וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

עֶזְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

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

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 27 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the Songs of Ascents
  • Its heading names David
  • 8 verses, 57 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 124 have?

Psalm 124 has 8 verses and 57 words.

On which day is Psalm 124 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 27 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 124?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 124?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.