a.zay marks the consequent outcome in a sequence of threatened events.

Across the supplied verses, a.zay marks the resulting stage in a sequence: after hostility, the described swallowing and overwhelming waters would follow.

1. Consequent stage in a threatened outcome · dominant

   The adverb introduces successive consequences in Psalm 124:3, Psalm 124:4, and Psalm 124:5: swallowing alive, waters overflowing, and raging waters passing over the soul. In Psalm 124:3 the APB renders the clause "then they would have swallowed us alive," while the following verses continue the same outcome sequence.

   Psalm 124:3Psalm 124:4Psalm 124:5

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the adverb as "then" in Psalm 124:3, Psalm 124:4, and Psalm 124:5, though the paraphrase is not word-aligned.