4 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase
The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.
Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1A pilgrim song I look to you, heaven-dwelling God, look up to you for help.
2Like servants, alert to their master's commands, like a maiden attending her lady, We're watching and waiting, holding our breath, awaiting your word of mercy.
3Mercy, God, mercy! We've been kicked around long enough,
4Kicked in the teeth by complacent rich men, kicked when we're down by arrogant brutes.
Psalms 123 in the The Message (MSG) contains 4 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.
The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 123 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses in the The Message. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.