Psalms

Psalm 121:1

¹A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.