Psalm 123

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This article is about Psalm 123 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 123 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 124.
Psalm 123
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes
Song of Ascents
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Other name
  • Psalm 122 (Vulgate)
  • Ad te levavi oculos meos
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 123
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 123 is the 123th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is known as Psalm 122 in a slightly different numbering system. In Latin, it is known by as, "Ad te levavi oculos meos".[1] It is one of fifteen psalms that begin with the words "A song of ascents" (Shir Hama'alot).

The psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.

Text[]

Hebrew Bible version[]

Following is the Hebrew text of Psalm 126:[2]

Verse Hebrew
1 :שִׁיר, הַמַּעֲלוֹת

.אֵלֶיךָ, נָשָׂאתִי אֶת-עֵינַי-- הַיֹּשְׁבִי, בַּשָּׁמָיִם

2 הִנֵּה כְעֵינֵי עֲבָדִים, אֶל-יַד אֲדוֹנֵיהֶם--
כְּעֵינֵי שִׁפְחָה, אֶל-יַד גְּבִרְתָּהּ

.כֵּן עֵינֵינוּ, אֶל-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ-- עַד, שֶׁיְּחָנֵּנוּ

3 .חָנֵּנוּ יְהוָה חָנֵּנוּ: כִּי-רַב, שָׂבַעְנוּ בוּז
4 :רַבַּת, שָׂבְעָה-לָּהּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ

.הַלַּעַג הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּים; הַבּוּז, לגאיונים (לִגְאֵי יוֹנִים)

King James Version[]

  1. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
  2. 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.
  3. Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
  4. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Uses[]

Judaism[]

Catholic[]

Since the Middle Ages, this psalm was traditionally performed during the office of Sext week, namely from Tuesday until Saturday, according to the Rule of St. Benedict set in 530 AD.[5]

In the Liturgy of Hours today, Psalm 123 is recited or sung at Vespers on the Monday of the third week of the four weekly liturgical cycle,[6] as the psalm that follows. In the liturgy of the Mass, it is read on the third Sunday in Ordinary Time of the year.[7]

Rhyming[]

Spurgeon points out that Psalm 123 is a rare case of a Psalm that rhymes in Hebrew.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 122 (123) medievalist.net
  2. ^ "Psalms Chapter 123 תְּהִלִּים". mechon-mamre.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 530.
  4. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur, p. 139.
  5. ^ Complete Artscroll Siddur.
  6. ^ Guéranger, Prosper (2007), Règle de saint Benoît, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, p. 46.
  7. ^ Le cycle des lectures des messes du dimanche se déroule sur trois ans.
  8. ^ "Psalms 123 – Treasury of David – Bible Commentaries". StudyLight.org.

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