Psalms 123:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 123:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 123:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 123:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.”

Psalms 123:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 123:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 123:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 123:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 123:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 123:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 123:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 123:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A song of degrees. I lift vp mine eyes to thee, that dwellest in the heauens.”

Psalms 123:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 123:1 in Context — Psalms 123

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

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.

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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What Does Psalms 123:1 Mean?

Psalms 123:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 123. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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