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Berean Standard Bible

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

Psalms 123:1

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Study note

Another Song of Ascents, this psalm is a short prayer of people facing scorn and contempt from the proud. The pilgrims stand as servants looking to their master.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

<A Song of the going up.> To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

A TI que habitas en los cielos, alcé mis ojos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Oh Dios cuyo trono está en el cielo: a ti levanto la mirada!

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