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Psalm 123-125
Amplified Bible
Psalm 123-125
Amplified Bible
Prayer for the Lord’s Help.
A Song of [a]Ascents.
123 Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.
3
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
4
Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].
Praise for Rescue from Enemies.
A Song of [b]Ascents. Of David.
124 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,
2
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,
3
Then they would have [quickly] swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4
Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The torrent would have swept over our soul;
5
Then the [c]raging waters would have swept over our soul.”
6
Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.
7
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The trap is broken and we have escaped.
8
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
The Lord Surrounds His People.
A Song of [d]Ascents.
125 Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
2
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
3
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.
4
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5
But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.
Footnotes
- Psalm 123:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
- Psalm 124:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
- Psalm 124:5 I.e. arrogant enemies.
- Psalm 125:1 See Psalm 120 title note.
Psalm 123-125
New International Version
Psalm 123-125
New International Version
Psalm 123
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(B) our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
4 We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say(C)—
2 if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood(D) would have engulfed us,
the torrent(E) would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;(F)
the snare has been broken,(G)
and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name(H) of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(I) and earth.
Psalm 125
A song of ascents.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(J)
which cannot be shaken(K) but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(L)
so the Lord surrounds(M) his people
both now and forevermore.
3 The scepter(N) of the wicked will not remain(O)
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.(P)
4 Lord, do good(Q) to those who are good,
to those who are upright in heart.(R)
5 But those who turn(S) to crooked ways(T)
the Lord will banish(U) with the evildoers.
Peace be on Israel.(V)
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