PsalmsChapter 123 · mercy

4 verses1 sections1 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 123 contains 4 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include mercy.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 123?

The chapter opens, “Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.” It closes in verse 4, “Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes: mercy
Passage: Psalms 123:1–4
Reading time: About 1 minute · 94 words

Section-by-section outline

Psalms 123 outline

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Verses 1–4
Mercy
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 123 KJV

¹Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. ²Behold, 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. ³Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.