Psa 124:4 | NET2full | STEP | The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us .

‏ Psalms 124:4

4 The water would have overpowered us;
the current ^{▼▼tn Or “stream.”} would have overwhelmed ^{▼▼tn Heb “would have passed over.”} us. ^{▼▼tn Heb “our being.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).}