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Psalms 123

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1Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

2Behold, as the eyes of servantslook unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyeslook unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.

3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 123:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

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