Study Guide

詩篇 123

概要

天の御座に座す神に目を向ける短い登拝の歌。しもべの目が主人の手に向くように、巡礼者たちは主の憐れみを待ち望む。

Key Verses

詩篇 123:1

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

詩篇 123:2

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.

詩篇 123:3

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

詩篇 123:4

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

Full Text

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.