Psalm 123:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² See, as the eyes of servants Are toward the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a female servant Are toward the hand of her mistress, So are our eyes toward יהוה  our Elohim, Until He shows favour to us.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, and as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until He has mercy and loving-kindness for us.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.

Common English Bible

² Just as the eyes of servants attend to their masters’ hand, just as the eyes of a female servant attend to her mistress’ hand— that’s how our eyes attend to the LORD our God until he has mercy on us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

Psalm 123:2 Cross References

Genesis 32:26

And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I am not letting You go until You have blessed me!”

Genesis 49:18

“I have waited for your deliverance, O יהוה!

1 Kings 1:20

“And you my master, O sovereign, the eyes of all Yisra’ĕ

2 Chronicles 20:12

“O our Elohim, would You not judge them? For we are powerless against this great army that is coming against us. And we do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

Psalm 119:82

My eyes have pined away for Your word, Saying, “When would it comfort me?”

Psalm 25:15

My eyes are ever toward יהוה, For He brings my feet out of the net.

Luke 18:1

And He spoke a parable to them, that they should always pray and not lose heart,

Joshua 10:6

And the men of Giḇ

Joshua 9:23

“And now you are cursed, and you shall not cease from being slaves, and woodcutters and drawers of water for the House of my Elohim.”

Joshua 9:27

And that day Yehoshua made them woodcutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of יהוה, even to this day, at the place that He should choose.