Verse List for PSA 123:2

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OET (OET-RV) Just as servants look to their master for his favour, ⇔ and the maids look to their mistress, ⇔ so we look to our god Yahweh until he has mercy on us.

OET-LV Show_favour _to _us Oh_YHWH show_favour _to _us if/because much we _have _been _surfeited contempt.

ULT Behold, as the eyes of servants, are to the hand of their masters, ⇔  as the eyes of a maidservant, are to the hand of her mistress, ⇔  thus our eyes, are to Yahweh our God, ⇔  until he is gracious to us.

UST You see, just as servants watch their master closely, ⇔  waiting for him to provide for them, ⇔  and just as a female servant watches her mistress, ⇔  in the same way, we look to Yahweh our God, ⇔  waiting for him to be merciful to us.

BSB & MSB As the eyes of servants ⇔  [look] to the hand of their master, ⇔ as the eyes of a maidservant ⇔  [look] to the hand of her mistress, ⇔ so our eyes are on the LORD our God ⇔  until He shows us mercy.

OEB As the eyes of a servant ⇔  turn to the hand of his master, ⇔ or the eyes of a maid ⇔  to the hand of her mistress, ⇔ so do our eyes turn ⇔  to the Lord our God, ⇔ until he is gracious to us.

WEBBE & WMBB Behold, 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 has mercy on us.

NET Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, ⇔ as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, ⇔ so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.

LSV Behold, as eyes of menservants
[Are] to the hand of their masters,
As eyes of a maidservant
[Are] to the hand of her mistress,
So [are] our eyes to our God YHWH,
Until He favors us.

FBV Just as servants look to their master, or a maid looks to her mistress, so we keep our eyes on you, Lord our God, waiting for you to be merciful to us.

T4T Like servants ask [IDM] their masters for what they need ⇔ and like maids ask t their mistresses for what they need, ⇔  we ask you, Yahweh our God, for what we need, ⇔  and we ask you to be merciful to us.

LEB • Behold, as the eyes of servants
• look to the hand of their master,[fn]
• as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
• so our eyes look to Yahweh our God,
• until he is gracious to us.

BBE See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.

Moff As the eyes of servants are fixed on the hand of their lord, ⇔ and as a maid’s eyes on the hand of her mistress, ⇔ so our eyes look to our God, the Eternal, till he takes pity on us.

JPS Behold, as the eyes of servants unto the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look unto the LORD our God, until He be gracious unto us.

ASV 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.

DRA If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

YLT Lo, as eyes of men-servants [Are] unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant [Are] unto the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.

Drby Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our [fn]God, until he be gracious unto us.

RV Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look unto the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us.

SLT Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their lords, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are to Jehovah our God, even till he compassionate us.

Wbstr Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he shall have mercy upon us.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 Beholde, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their Masters, and as the eyes of a maiden, vnto the hand of her mistresse: so our eyes waite vpon the LORD our God, vntill that he haue mercy vpon vs.
(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 mistresse: so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.)

Bshps Beholde, as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse: euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs.
(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 mayest/mayresse: even so our eyes wait upon God our Lord until he have mercy upon us.)

Gnva Behold, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her mistres: so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God vntil he haue mercie vpon vs.
(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 mistres: so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God until he have mercy upon us.)

Cvdl Beholde, euen as the eyes of seruautes loke vnto the handes of their masters: and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the handes of hir mastresse, euen so oure eyes wayte vpon the LORDE or God, vntill he haue mercy vpo vs.
(Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters: and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her mastresse, even so our eyes wait upon the LORD or God, until he have mercy upon us.)

Wycl no but for `the Lord was in vs. Whanne men risiden vp ayens vs;
(no but for the Lord was in us. When men rose up against us;)

Luth Siehe, wie die Augen der Knechte auf die Hände ihrer Herren sehen, wie die Augen der Magd auf die Hände ihrer Frauen, also sehen unsere Augen auf den HErr’s, unsern GOtt, bis er uns gnädig werde.
(See/Look, as/like the eyes the/of_the servant(s) on/in/to the hands of_their/her gentlemen see, as/like the eyes the/of_the maid on/in/to the hands of_their/her women, also see our eyes on/in/to the LORD’s, ours God, until he us/to_us/ourselves gracious become.)

ClVg nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis: cum exsurgerent homines in nos,[fn]
(except because Master was in/into/on us: when/with get_uprent people/men in/into/on us,)

UHB הִנֵּ֨ה כְ⁠עֵינֵ֪י עֲבָדִ֡ים אֶל־יַ֤ד אֲֽדוֹנֵי⁠הֶ֗ם כְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י שִׁפְחָה֮ אֶל־יַ֪ד גְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥⁠הּ כֵּ֣ן עֵ֭ינֵי⁠נוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ עַ֝֗ד שֶׁ⁠יְּחָנֵּֽ⁠נוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, ἐν τῷ ἐπαναστῆναι ἀνθρώπους ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς,

BrTr if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;