Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
123:2
Behold, 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.
123:3
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
123:1
A song of degrees. I lift vp mine eyes to thee, that dwellest in the heauens.
123:2
Behold, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her mistres: so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God vntil he haue mercie vpon vs.
123:3
Haue mercie vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs: for we haue suffered too much contempt.
123:4
Our soule is filled too full of ye mocking of the wealthy, and of the despitefulnes of the proude.
Green's Literal Translation (LITV). Copyright 1993 by Jay P. Green Sr.
All rights reserved. Jay P. Green Sr., Lafayette, IN. U.S.A. 47903.
Permission to non-commercially distribute freely
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