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Psalm 122

Masoretic — Psalm 123

Psalm 122, verse 1. An ode of ascents.
I lift my eyes to You,
Who dwell in heaven.
Psalm 122, verse 2. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters,
As the eyes of the maidservant look to the hands of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God
Until He shall have compassion on us.
Psalm 122, verse 3. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt;
Psalm 122, verse 4. Our soul is greatly filled with it.
We are a disgrace to those who prosper,
And a contempt to the arrogant.

Old Testament text from the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint™. Copyright © 2008 by St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. Used by permission. All rights reserved.