Psalms

Psalm 124:6–7

⁶Blessed be the LORD,

who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

⁷We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler;

the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	בָּר֥וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who has not	שֶׁלֹּ֥א	šel·lō	Pronoun - relative; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
given us	נְתָנָ֥נוּ	nə·ṯā·nā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
as prey	טֶ֝֗רֶף	ṭe·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
to their teeth	לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃	lə·šin·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H8127 tooth, ivory

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ	nap̄·šê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
have escaped	נִמְלְטָה֮	nim·lə·ṭāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
like a bird	כְּצִפּ֥וֹר	kə·ṣip·pō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H6833 bird
from the snare	מִפַּ֪ח	mip·paḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6341 bird-trap
of the fowler	י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים	yō·wq·šîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3369 lay a bait or lure
the net	הַפַּ֥ח	hap·paḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6341 bird-trap
is torn	נִשְׁבָּ֗ר	niš·bār	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
and we	וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
have slipped away	נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃	nim·lā·ṭə·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H4422 slip away

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 124:6 Exodus 15:9–10 · Psalm 118:13 · Psalm 145:5–6 · Isaiah 10:14–19 · Psalm 17:9 · 1 Samuel 26:20 · Judges 5:30–31

Psalm 124:7 Psalm 91:3 · Proverbs 6:5 · 2 Timothy 2:26 · Psalm 25:15 · 1 Samuel 25:29 · 1 Samuel 23:26–27 · 2 Samuel 17:21–22 · Jeremiah 18:22 · 1 Samuel 24:14–15 · Jeremiah 5:26 · 2 Samuel 17:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.