Psalms 124:8
What does Psalms 124:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 124:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Our help <FI>is<Fi> in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth.
Context
v.7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 134:3
Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
- Isaiah 37:16
O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
- Acts 4:24
And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
- Psalms 146:5
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:
- Psalms 115:15
Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
- Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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