Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD
Psalms 124:1
In 11 translations
- BSB
- If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
- KJV
- If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
- WEB
- If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
- ASV
- If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
- LSV
- A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us || (Pray, let Israel say),
- YLT
- A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save [for] Jehovah — who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
- DBY
- If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —
- DRC123:1
- If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:
- GNV
- A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. If the Lord had not bene on our side, (may Israel now say)
- JPS
- A Song of Ascents; of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', let Israel now say;
- LXXE123:1
- A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃KJV:Ps.124.1
- LXX-Br123:1
- Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, εἰπάτω δὴ Ἰσραὴλ,
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- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
- Psalms 54:4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Hebrews 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be…
- Psalms 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
- Psalms 118:6–7The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Isaiah 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal,…
- Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
- Psalms 129:1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 124:2 in some Bibles
- 123:1 in some Bibles
- 124:1 in most Bibles