Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of (A)Ascents.

123 To you I (B)lift up my eyes,
    O you who are (C)enthroned in the heavens!

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Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.

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My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

121 I (B)lift up my eyes to (C)the hills.
    From where does my help come?

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Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?

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But (A)my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;
    (B)in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless![a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:8 Hebrew refuge; do not pour out my life!

But my eyes are fixed(A) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(B)—do not give me over to death.

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He who (A)sits in the heavens (B)laughs;
    the Lord holds them in derision.

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The One enthroned(A) in heaven laughs;(B)
    the Lord scoffs at them.

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15 My (A)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
    for he will (B)pluck my feet out of the net.

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15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(B)

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13 But the tax collector, (A)standing far off, (B)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but (C)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, (D)be merciful to me, a sinner!’

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13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(A) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(B)

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(A)The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's (B)throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids (C)test the children of man.

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of (A)Ascents.

132 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor,
    all (B)the hardships he endured,

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Psalm 132(A)

A song of ascents.

Lord, remember David
    and all his self-denial.(B)

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Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

126 When the Lord (B)restored the fortunes of Zion,
    we were like those who (C)dream.

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Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health

Deliver Me, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

120 In my distress I called to the Lord,
    and he answered me.

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Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

I call on the Lord(A) in my distress,(B)
    and he answers me.

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(A)Pray then like this:

(B)“Our Father in heaven,
(C)hallowed be (D)your name.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:9 Or Let your name be kept holy, or Let your name be treated with reverence

“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father(A) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

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15 For thus says (A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is (B)Holy:
(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also (D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

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Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;

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