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Psalm 123-125
English Standard Version
Psalm 123-125
English Standard Version
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!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till he has mercy upon us.
3 (D)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of (E)contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
of (F)the scorn of (G)those who are at ease,
of the contempt of (H)the proud.
Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord
A Song of (I)Ascents. Of David.
124 (J)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
(K)let Israel now say—
2 if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
when people rose up against us,
3 then they would have (L)swallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
4 then (M)the flood would have (N)swept us away,
the torrent would have gone (O)over us;
5 then over us would have gone
the raging waters.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth!
7 We have escaped like a bird
from (P)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
8 (Q)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The Lord Surrounds His People
A Song of (R)Ascents.
125 Those who (S)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which (T)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so (U)the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
3 For (V)the scepter of wickedness shall not (W)rest
on (X)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous (Y)stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
4 (Z)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are (AA)upright in their hearts!
5 But those who (AB)turn aside to their (AC)crooked ways
the Lord will lead away with (AD)evildoers!
(AE)Peace be upon Israel!
Psalm 123-125
New International Version
Psalm 123-125
New International Version
Psalm 123
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(B) our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
4 We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say(C)—
2 if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood(D) would have engulfed us,
the torrent(E) would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;(F)
the snare has been broken,(G)
and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name(H) of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(I) and earth.
Psalm 125
A song of ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(J)
which cannot be shaken(K) but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(L)
so the Lord surrounds(M) his people
both now and forevermore.
3 The scepter(N) of the wicked will not remain(O)
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.(P)
4 Lord, do good(Q) to those who are good,
to those who are upright in heart.(R)
5 But those who turn(S) to crooked ways(T)
the Lord will banish(U) with the evildoers.
Peace be on Israel.(V)
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