Psalm 123:1

New International Reader's Version

I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:30

Hear me when I ask you to help us. Listen to your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Listen to us from heaven. It’s the place where you live. When you hear us, forgive us.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord is on his throne in heaven. He watches everyone on earth. His eyes study them.

Psalm 115:3

Our God is in heaven. He does anything he wants to do.

Psalm 120:1

I call out to the Lord when I’m in trouble, and he answers me.

Psalm 121:1

I look up to the mountains. Where does my help come from?

Psalm 122:1

I was very glad when they said to me, “Let us go up to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 124:1

Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.

Psalm 126:1

Our enemies took us away from Zion. But when the Lord brought us home, it seemed like a dream to us.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord doesn’t build a house, the work of the builders is useless. If the Lord doesn’t watch over a city, it’s useless for those on guard duty to stand watch over it.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed are all those who have respect for the Lord. They live as he wants them to live.

Psalm 129:1

Here is what Israel should say. “My enemies have treated me badly ever since I was a young nation.

Psalm 130:1

Lord, I cry out to you because I’m suffering so deeply.

Psalm 131:1

Lord, my heart isn’t proud. My eyes aren’t proud either. I don’t concern myself with important matters. I don’t concern myself with things that are too wonderful for me.

Psalm 132:1

Lord, remember David and all the times he didn’t do what he wanted.

Psalm 133:1

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in peace!

Psalm 134:1

All you who serve the Lord, praise the Lord. All you who serve at night in the house of the Lord, praise him.

Psalm 141:8

But Lord and King, I keep looking to you for help. I go to you for safety. Don’t let me die.

Psalm 2:4

The God who sits on his throne in heaven laughs. The Lord makes fun of those rulers and their plans.

Psalm 25:15

My eyes always look to the Lord. He alone can set my feet free from the trap.

Isaiah 57:15

The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says, “I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.

Isaiah 66:1

The Lord says, “Heaven is my throne. The earth is under my control. So how could you ever build a house for me? Where would my resting place be?

Matthew 6:9

“This is how you should pray. “ ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.

Luke 18:13

“But the tax collector stood farther away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said, ‘God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.’