Tanach
Tehillim 124:1-8 תהילים קכ״ד:א׳-ח׳
Part of: Chapter 124
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שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד לוּלֵי יְהֹוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ יֹאמַר־נָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
A Ma῾alot Poem of David. If not for the Lord who was with us, let Yisra᾽el now say –
A Ma῾alot Poem of David. If not for the Lord who was with us, let Yisra᾽el now say –
לוּלֵי יְהֹוָה שֶׁהָיָה לָנוּ בְּקוּם עָלֵינוּ אָדָֽם׃
if not for the Lord who was with us, when men rose up against us:
if not for the Lord who was with us, when men rose up against us:
אֲזַי חַיִּים בְּלָעוּנוּ בַּחֲרוֹת אַפָּם בָּֽנוּ׃
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us:
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us:
Rashi
אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃
then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul:
then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul:
Rashi
נחלה. לשון חולי:
אֲזַי עָבַר עַל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּידוֹנִֽים׃
then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃
Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
נַפְשֵׁנוּ כְּצִפּוֹר נִמְלְטָה מִפַּח יוֹקְשִׁים הַפַּח נִשְׁבָּר וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃
Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Rashi
נפשינו [כצפור] נמלטה. מהם כצפור אשר נמלטה מפח יוקשים:
עֶזְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ {פ}
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
בחרות אפם בנו. כשחרה אפם בנו. בחרות. כמו בעשות: