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A songשִׁירfor the ascents.לַמַּעֲלוֹתI will lift upאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיtoאֶלthe mountains;הֶהָרִיםfrom whereמֵאַיִןwill comeיָבֹאmy help?עֶזְרִי
Psalms 121:1
Study it in the app“A song for the ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will come my help?”
A pilgrim song: the one who keeps you does not slumberProvidence
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 121:1, word by word
- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- for the ascentsמַּעֲלוֹתmaalot
ascent
"Song of ascents", the title of psalms sung on the way up to Jerusalem.
Where else “maalot” appears- I will lift upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears- my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- the mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- from whereאַיִןayin
where from?
Where from? From what place?
Where else “ayin” appears- will comeיָבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- my helpעֶזְרִezri
helper, help
Help, aid; one who helps. It does not imply inferiority: the same word is often used for God as the helper of his people (Psalm 33:20; 121:1-2).
Where else “ezri” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2My help comes from YHWH, who made heaven and earth.