4 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)
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Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1A Song of Ascents. To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes [look] to the LORD our God, Until He is gracious to us.
3Be gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious to us, For we are greatly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is greatly filled With the scoffing of those who are at ease, [And] with the contempt of the proud.
Psalms 123 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 4 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).
The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 123 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 123 contains 4 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.