Psalms
Psalm 121:1–2
1A song of ascents.
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
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.
Psalm 121:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֗יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| of ascents | לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | lam·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4609 what comes up |
| I lift up | אֶשָּׂ֣א | ’eś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| my eyes | עֵ֭ינַי | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the hills | הֶהָרִ֑ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| From where | מֵ֝אַ֗יִן | mê·’a·yin | Preposition-m; Adverb | H370 whence? |
| does my help | עֶזְרִֽי׃ | ‘ez·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5828 help, succour |
| come | יָבֹ֥א | yā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Psalm 121:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My help | עֶ֭זְרִי | ‘ez·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5828 help, succour |
| comes from | מֵעִ֣ם | mê·‘im | Preposition-m | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the Maker | עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה | ‘ō·śêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| of heaven | שָׁמַ֥יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and earth | וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | wā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 121:1 Psalm 120:1 · Psalm 123:1 · Jeremiah 3:23 · Isaiah 2:3 · Psalm 2:6 · Psalm 87:1 · Psalm 68:15–16 · Psalm 78:68
Psalm 121:2 Isaiah 41:13 · Psalm 124:8 · Hebrews 13:6 · Isaiah 40:28–29 · Psalm 146:5–6 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 115:15 · Jeremiah 20:11 · Hosea 13:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.