Psalm 123:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 123[a]
Reliance on the Lord
1 A song of ascents.
To you I raise my eyes,
to you enthroned in heaven.(A)
Footnotes
- Psalm 123 A lament that begins as a prayer of an individual (Ps 123:1), who expresses by a touching comparison exemplary confidence in God (Ps 123:2). The Psalm ends in prayer that God relieve the people’s humiliation at the hands of the arrogant (Ps 123:3–4).
Psalm 123:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Yes, like the eyes of servants
on the hand of their masters,
Like the eyes of a maid
on the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes are on the Lord our God,
till we are shown favor.
Psalm 141:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 For my eyes are upon you, O Lord, my Lord;(A)
in you I take refuge; do not take away my soul.
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