Psalm 123 תְּהִלִּים פרק קכ״ג

Tehillim 123 · תהילים קכ״ג. Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalm 123 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   שִׁירshira songהַמַּעֲלוֹתham/ma/a/LOTof ascentsאֵלֶיךָe/LE/khato Youנָשָׂאתִיna/SA/tiI lift upאֶת־עֵינַיet-e/NAYmy eyesהַיֹּשְׁבִיhay/yosh/VIO You who dwellבַּשָּׁמָיִם׃bash/sha/MA/yimin the heavens

   A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

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   הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdכְעֵינֵיkhe/e/NEas the eyes ofעֲבָדִיםa/va/DIMservantsאֶל־יַדel-yadto the hand ofאֲדוֹנֵיהֶםa/do/ne/HEMtheir mastersכְּעֵינֵיke/e/NElike the eyes ofשִׁפְחָהshif/CHAa maidservantאֶל־יַדel-yadto the hand ofגְּבִרְתָּהּge/vir/TAher mistressכֵּןkensoעֵינֵינוּe/NE/nuour eyesאֶל־יְהֹוָהel-Adonaito the LORDאֱלֹהֵינוּe/lo/HE/nuour Godעַדaduntilשֶׁיְּחׇנֵּנוּ׃shey/ye/chon/NE/nuHe is gracious to us

   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.

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   חׇנֵּנוּchon/NE/nube gracious to usיְהֹוָהAdonaiO LORDחׇנֵּנוּchon/NE/nube gracious to usכִּי־רַבki-ravfor greatlyשָׂבַעְנוּsa/VA/nuwe are filled withבוּז׃vuzcontempt

   Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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   רַבַּתrab/BATgreatlyשָׂבְעָה־לָּהּsa/ve/A-lais filledנַפְשֵׁנוּnaf/SHE/nuour soulהַלַּעַגhal/LA/agwith the scorning ofהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּיםhash/sha/a/nan/NIMthose at easeהַבּוּזhab/BUZthe contempt[לִגְאֵיlig/Eof the proudיוֹנִים]׃yo/NIMwho are arrogant

   Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.