Psalms

Psalm 123:2

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Psalm 130:5–6 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Psalm 25:15 · Psalm 40:1–3 · Genesis 49:18 · Psalm 119:123–125 · Luke 18:1 · Genesis 32:26 · Joshua 10:6 · Joshua 9:27 · Psalm 119:82

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.