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I Lift Up My Eyes to You

Psalms 123:1

In 11 translations

BSB
I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
KJV
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
WEB
I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.
ASV
Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
LSV
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have lifted up my eyes to You, || O dweller in the heavens.
YLT
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
DBY
Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
DRC122:1
To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
GNV
A song of degrees. I lift vp mine eyes to thee, that dwellest in the heauens.
JPS
A Song of Ascents. Unto Thee I lift up mine eyes, O Thou that art enthroned in the heavens.
LXXE122:1
A Song of Degrees. Unto thee who dwellest in heaven have I lifted up mine eyes.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֵ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי אֶת־עֵינַ֑י הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃KJV:Ps.123.1
LXX-Br122:1
Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Πρὸς σὲ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
  • Psalms 141:8But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
  • Psalms 25:15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
  • Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
  • Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  • Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  • Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  • Psalms 132:1O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
  • Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
  • Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive…
  • Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  • Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
  • Psalms 126:1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
  • Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
  • Psalms 129:1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
  • Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 123:2 in some Bibles
  • 122:1 in some Bibles
  • 123:1 in most Bibles

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