Psalm 124:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not beenשֶׁהָ֣יָה
(she·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
who 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
was on our side," Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
nowנָ֝א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
say,יֹֽאמַר־
(yo·mar-)
559: to utter, saya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A Song
shiyr  (sheer)
a song; abstractly, singing -- musical(-ick), sing(-er, -ing), song.
of degrees
ma`alah  (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
If
luwle'  (loo-lay')
if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
it had not been the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
who was on our side now may Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,

King James Bible
<> If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Davidic song of ascents. If the LORD had not been on our side-- let Israel say--

International Standard Version
If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now say—

NET Bible
A song of ascents, by David. "If the LORD had not been on our side"--let Israel say this!--

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If it was not Lord Jehovah who had stood for us, Israel shall say,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[A song by David for going up to worship.] "If the LORD had not been on our side..." (Israel should repeat this.)

King James 2000 Bible
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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