Psalms

Psalm 120:1

¹A song of ascents.

In my distress I cried to the LORD,

and He answered me.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֗יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of ascents	הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
In my distress	בַּצָּרָ֣תָה	baṣ·ṣā·rā·ṯāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6869 id.
I cried	קָ֝רָ֗אתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and He answered me	וַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃	way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.