Psalms 123:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 123:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 123:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 123:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.”
Psalms 123:2 — World English Bible
Psalms 123:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, as the eyes of servantslook unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyeslook unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us. ”
Psalms 123:2 — American Standard Version
Psalms 123:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, as eyes of men-servants <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of her mistress, So <FI>are<Fi> our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.”
Psalms 123:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 123:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah ourGod, until he be gracious unto us. ”
Psalms 123:2 — Darby Translation
Psalms 123:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Psalms 123:2 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 123:2 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.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
What Does Psalms 123:2 Mean?
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