Psalms 123

Verse 1

WEB A Song of Ascents. To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.

KJV A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

TSK A. M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541. A Song of degrees: ps 120:1, ps 121:1, ps 122:1, ps 123:1, ps 124:1, ps 125:1, ps 126:1, ps 127:1, ps 128:1, ps 129:1, ps 130:1, ps 131:1, ps 132:1, ps 133:1, ps 134:1; lift I: ps 25:15, ps 121:1, ps 141:8, lu 18:13; O thou: ps 2:4, ps 11:4, ps 113:5,6, ps 115:3, isa 57:15, isa 66:1, mt 6:9

Verse 2

WEB 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.

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.

TSK as the eyes: jos 9:23,27, jos 10:6; so our eyes: ps 40:1-3, ps 119:82,123-125, ps 130:5,6, ge 32:26, ge 49:18, la 3:25,26, lu 18:1

Verse 3

WEB Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

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

TSK Have mercy: ps 56:1,2, ps 57:1, ps 69:13-16, lu 18:11-13; for we are: ps 44:13-16, ps 89:50,51, ne 4:2-4, isa 53:3, lu 16:14, lu 23:35

Verse 4

WEB Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

KJV Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

TSK with the scorning: ps 73:5-9, ps 119:51, job 12:5, job 16:4, jer 48:11,27,29, ac 17:21,32, ac 26:24, 1co 4:13