Psalms 122 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 123

¹A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609. Unto thee lift I up^H5375^(H8804) mine eyes^H5869, O thou that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) in the heavens^H8064.

² 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.

KJVBehold, as the eyes^H5869 of servants^H5650 look unto the hand^H3027 of their masters^H113, and as the eyes^H5869 of a maiden^H8198 unto the hand^H3027 of her mistress^H1404; so our eyes^H5869 wait upon the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, until that he have mercy^H2603^(H8799) upon us.

³ Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

KJVHave mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon us, O LORD^H3068, have mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon us: for we are exceedingly^H7227 filled^H7646^(H8804) with contempt^H937.

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

KJVOur soul^H5315 is exceedingly^H7227 filled^H7646^(H8804) with the scorning^H3933 of those that are at ease^H7600, and with the contempt^H937 of the proud^H3238^(H8802)^(H8678)^H1343^(H8675)^H1349.

WEB·Psalms 122

¹A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609 of David^H1732. I was glad^H8055^(H8804) when they said^H559^(H8802) unto me, Let us go^H3212^(H8799) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

² Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!

KJVOur feet^H7272 shall stand^H5975^(H8802) within thy gates^H8179, O Jerusalem^H3389.

³ Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,

KJVJerusalem^H3389 is builded^H1129^(H8803) as a city^H5892 that is compact^H2266^(H8795) together^H3162:

⁴ where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.

KJVWhither^H8033 the tribes^H7626 go up^H5927^(H8804), the tribes^H7626 of the LORD^H3050, unto the testimony^H5715 of Israel^H3478, to give thanks^H3034^(H8687) unto the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068.

⁵ For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.

KJVFor there are set^H3427^(H8804) thrones^H3678 of judgment^H4941, the thrones^H3678 of the house^H1004 of David^H1732.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

KJVPray^H7592^(H8798) for the peace^H7965 of Jerusalem^H3389: they shall prosper^H7951^(H8799) that love^H157^(H8802) thee.

⁷ Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.

KJVPeace^H7965 be within thy walls^H2426, and prosperity^H7962 within thy palaces^H759.

⁸ For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

KJVFor my brethren^H251 and companions^H7453' sakes, I will now say^H1696^(H8762), Peace^H7965 be within thee.

⁹ For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

KJVBecause of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 I will seek^H1245^(H8762) thy good^H2896.

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