Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 123

A Song of degrees.

1Unto thee lift I upנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine eyesעֵינַ֑י'ei.NaiH5869,O thou that dwellestהַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗יhai.yo.she.ViH3427in the heavensבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

2Behold, as the eyesכְעֵינֵ֪יkhe.'ei.NeiH5869of servantsעֲבָדִ֡ים'a.va.DimH5650lookunto the handיַ֤דyadH3027of their mastersאֲֽדוֹנֵיהֶ֗ם'ado.nei.HemH113, andas the eyesכְּעֵינֵ֣יke.'ei.NeiH5869of a maidenשִׁפְחָה֮shif.ChahH8198unto the handיַ֪דyadH3027of her mistressגְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥הּge.Vir.TahH1404;so our eyesעֵ֭ינֵינוּ'Ei.nei.nuH5869waitupon Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,until that he have mercyשֶׁיְּחָנֵּֽנוּ׃shei.ye.cha.Ne.nuH2603upon us.

3Have mercyחָנֵּ֣נוּcha.Ne.nuH2603upon us, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,have mercyחָנֵּ֑נוּcha.Ne.nuH2603upon us: for we are exceedinglyרַ֝֗בRavH7227filledשָׂבַ֥עְנוּsa.Va'.nuH7646with contemptבֽוּז׃VuzH937.

4Our soulנַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is exceedinglyרַבַּת֮ra.BatH7227filledשָֽׂבְעָה־sa.ve.'ah-H7646with the scorningהַלַּ֥עַגha.La.'agH3933of those that are at easeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600, andwith the contemptהַ֝בּ֗וּזha.BuzH937of the proudלִגְאֵי יוֹנִים׃lig.'Eli/g.'E/ /yo.nimyo.nimH1349 H1343 H3238.

A Song of degrees.

Commentaries on Psalms 123