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Psalm 123:1-2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 123 · verses 1–2 · King James Version
A Song of degrees.1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.Psalm 123:1-2 · King James Version
Psalm 123:1-2 in context
1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Cross references
- Psalms 121:1
- Psalms 141:8
- Psalms 25:15
- Psalms 2:4
- Matthew 6:9
- Luke 18:13
- Psalms 11:4
- Psalms 130:5-6
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Psalms 40:1-3
- Genesis 49:18
Key words (Strong's)
- dwellestyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- mistressgᵉberethmistressH1404 →
- mastersʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
- maidenshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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