4 verses · King James Version · Formal equivalence (word-for-word)
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Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses and is presented here in the King James Version (KJV), which uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2Behold, 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.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud .
Psalms 123 in the King James Version (KJV) contains 4 verses. The KJV uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach, first published in 1611.
The King James Version uses formal equivalence (word-for-word), preserving the classic English of 1611. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 123 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses in the King James Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.