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1 Cántico gradual. A TI que habitas en los cielos, alcé mis ojos.
2 He aquí como los ojos de los siervos miran á la mano de sus señores, y como los ojos de la sierva á la mano de su señora; así nuestros ojos miran á Jehová nuestro Dios, hasta que haya misericordia de nosotros.
3 Ten misericordia de nosotros, oh Jehová, ten misericordia de nosotros; porque estamos muy hartos de menosprecio.
4 Muy harta está nuestra alma del escarnio de los holgados, y del menosprecio de los soberbios.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the tone of Psalm 123?
It's a short prayer of humble dependence, comparing the psalmist's eyes waiting on God to how "the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters" (v.2), asking for mercy amid contempt.
What kind of contempt is described in the psalm?
Verses 3-4 describe being "exceedingly filled with contempt" and "the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."
Where does the psalmist say God dwells?
V.1 says, "Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens."
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Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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