Psalms

Psalm 123:1–4

¹A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to You,

the One enthroned in heaven.

²As the eyes of servants

look to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a maidservant

look to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes are on the LORD our God

until He shows us mercy.

³Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy,

for we have endured much contempt.

⁴We have endured much scorn from the arrogant,

much contempt from the proud.

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Psalm 123:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֗יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of ascents	הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
I lift up	נָשָׂ֣אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my eyes	עֵינַ֑י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
to You	אֵ֭לֶיךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
the One enthroned	הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י	hay·yō·šə·ḇî	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in heaven	בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	baš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Psalm 123:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the eyes	כְעֵינֵ֪י	ḵə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-k; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of servants	עֲבָדִ֡ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the hand	יַ֤ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their master	אֲ‍ֽדוֹנֵיהֶ֗ם	’ăḏō·w·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord
as the eyes	כְּעֵינֵ֣י	kə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-k; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of a maidservant	שִׁפְחָה֮	šip̄·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the hand	יַ֪ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of her mistress	גְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥הּ	gə·ḇir·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1404 mistress
so	כֵּ֣ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
our eyes	עֵ֭ינֵינוּ	‘ê·nê·nū	Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
are on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
until	עַ֝֗ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He shows us mercy	שֶׁיְּחָנֵּֽנוּ׃	še·yə·ḥān·nê·nū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious

Psalm 123:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have mercy on us	חָנֵּ֣נוּ	ḥān·nê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have mercy	חָנֵּ֑נוּ	ḥān·nê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have endured	שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ	śā·ḇa‘·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
much	רַ֝֗ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
contempt	בֽוּז׃	ḇūz	Noun - masculine singular	H937 contempt

Psalm 123:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ	nap̄·šê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
have endured	שָֽׂבְעָה־	śā·ḇə·‘āh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
much	רַבַּת֮	rab·baṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
scorn	הַלַּ֥עַג	hal·la·‘aḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3933 mocking, derision
from the arrogant	הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים	haš·ša·’ă·nan·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7600 at ease, secure
much contempt	הַ֝בּ֗וּז	hab·būz	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H937 contempt
from the proud	לִגְאֵ֥יוֹנִֽים׃	liḡ·ʾē·yō·nīm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1349 proud