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Psalms 123:2

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1 I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

As 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.

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

4 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

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BSB
As 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.
KJV
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
WEB
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 the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.
ASV
Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes [look] unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
DARBY
Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.
BLB
Behold, as the eyes of servants [are] to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maidservant [are] to the hand of her mistress, so [are] our eyes to YHWH our God, until He shows us mercy.
ÅB
Se, slik som tjeneres øyne følger deres herrers hånd, slik som en tjenestepikes øyne følger hennes frues hånd, slik følger våre øyne Herren vår Gud, inntil han blir oss nådig.
OTB
Se, som tjeneres øyne er rettet mot sin herres hånd,
og som en tjenestepikes øyne ser til sin frues hånd,
slik er våre øyne rettet mot Herren vår Gud,
til han viser oss sin nåde.
B1930
Se, likesom tjeneres øine følger deres herrers hånd, likesom en tjenestepikes øine følger hennes frues hånd, således følger våre øine Herren vår Gud, inntil han blir oss nådig.

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