Psalms 123| The Lord-Rescuer of His People

<<A Song of degrees.>> Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.



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.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
 (KJV)

Psalms for the Soul: Psalms Sixty

To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David

 to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah

             when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand

O God, you hast cast us off, you hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Psalms 60:2 You hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Psalms 60:3 You hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

Psalms 60:4 You hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Psalms 60:5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

Psalms 60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Psalms 60:8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Psalms 60:10 Will not you, O God, which hadst cast us off? and you, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

Psalms 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Psalms 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
 (KJV)

Psalms for the Soul: Psalms Forty-Nine

To the chief Musician

 A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?  They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it cease for ever:) That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. For he see that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honor abide not: he is like the beasts that perish.

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.  Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

For when he die he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.  Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when you do well to thyself.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. Man that is in honor, and understand not, is like the beasts that perish.
 (KJV)