Εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἐβοήθησέ μοι, παραβραχὺ παρῴκησε τῷ ᾅδῃ ἡ ψυχή μου.

1. Εἰ
   If
2. μὴ
   not
3. ὅτι
   that
   because
4. Κύριος
   Lord
5. ἐβοήθησέ
   helped
   came to aid, has helped
6. μοι
   to me
7.  
   ,
    
8. παραβραχὺ
   almost
9. παρῴκησε
   dwelt
10. τῷ
    the
    to the
11. ᾅδῃ
    hades
12. ἡ
    the
    or
13. ψυχή
    soul
14. μου
    my
15.  
    .
     

If the Lord had not helped me, my soul would have almost dwelt in hades.