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Psalm 120

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Psalms 120— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Psalms 120:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

אֶל־ʾel-toH413יְ֭הוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בַּצָּרָ֣תָהbatzaratahin <the> distress <towards>H6869לִּ֑יliof meקָ֝רָ֗אתִיkaratiI called outH7121וַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃vaiyaaneniand he answered meH6030

Rashi on Psalms 120:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
A song of ascents which the Levites will recite on the fifteen steps that go down from the Israelites’ court to the Women’s court, and there are fifteen psalms entitled “A song of ascents” (Suc.:4, Mid:5).

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Aramaic Targum to Psalms 120:1

Targum
The song that is said on the ascents from the abyss. Before Adonai, when I was distressed, I prayed, and He received my prayer.

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Psalms 120:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

יְֽהוָ֗הyahwehO YahwehH3068הַצִּ֣ילָהhatzilahdeliver !H5337נַ֭פְשִׁיnafshiself myH5315מִשְּׂפַת־misefat-from a lip ofH8193שֶׁ֑קֶרshekerfalsehoodH8267מִלָּשׁ֥וֹןmilashonfrom a tongueH3956רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahdeceitH7423

Rashi on Psalms 120:2

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
from false lips The arm of those who hunt people with their mouth with wicked accusations.

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Psalms 120:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

מַה־mah-what?H4100יִּתֵּ֣ןyitenwill anyone giveH5414לְ֭ךָlekhato youוּמַה־umah-and what?H4100יֹּסִ֥יףyosifwill anyone addH3254לָ֗ךְlakhto youלָשׁ֥וֹןlashonO tongueH3956רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahdeceitH7423

Rashi on Psalms 120:3

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
What can He give you [What can] the Holy One, blessed be He [give you]?

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Psalms 120:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

חִצֵּ֣יchitzeiarrows ofH2671גִבּ֣וֹרgibora warriorH1368שְׁנוּנִ֑יםshenunimsharpenedH8150עִ֝֗םʾimwithH5973גַּחֲלֵ֥יgachaleiburning coals ofH1513רְתָמִֽים׃retamimbroom plantsH7574

Rashi on Psalms 120:4

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Sharpened arrows of a mighty man Behold you kill in a distant place like an arrow.

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Psalms 120:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

אֽוֹיָה־ʾoyah-woe!H190לִ֭יlito meכִּי־ki-thatH3588גַ֣רְתִּיgartiI have sojournedH1481מֶ֑שֶׁךְmeshekhMeshechH4902שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּיshakhantiI have dweltH7931עִֽם־ʾim-withH5973אָהֳלֵ֥יʾoholei[the] tents ofH168קֵדָֽר׃kedarKedarH6938

Rashi on Psalms 120:5

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Woe is to me says the congregation of Israel, for I have already suffered in many exiles. Behold I sojourned in Meshech with the sons of Japheth in the kingdom of Persia, Greece, and Meshech.

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