Psalm 122 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision1 For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee. 2 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee. 3 To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven. 4 Behold as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us. 5 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt. 6 For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud. 7 If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say: 8 If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us 9 perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us, |
Douay Old Testament first published by the English College at Douay, A.D. 1609. Rheims New Testament first published by the English College at Rheims, A.D. 1582. The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner, A.D. 1749-1752