Psalms 123:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 121:1 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
  • Ps 141:8 : 8 Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.
  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.
  • Ps 25:15 : 15 I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
  • Ps 120:1 : 1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.
  • Ps 132:1 : 1 A song of ascents. O LORD, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,
  • Ps 133:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers truly live in unity!
  • Ps 134:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Attention! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who serve in the LORD’s temple during the night.
  • Ps 113:5-6 : 5 Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne? 6 He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.
  • Ps 115:3 : 3 Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
  • Ps 127:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the LORD does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the LORD does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
  • Ps 128:1 : 1 A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the LORD’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says:“The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
  • Matt 6:9 : 9 So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
  • Luke 18:13 : 13 The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’
  • Ps 122:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me,“We will go to the LORD’s temple.”
  • Ps 130:1 : 1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.
  • Ps 131:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
  • Ps 124:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David.“If the LORD had not been on our side”– let Israel say this!–
  • Ps 129:1 : 1 A song of ascents.“Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 123:2-3
    2 verses
    85%

    2Look, 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 our eyes will look to the LORD, our God, until he shows us favor.

    3Show us favor, O LORD, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

  • Ps 121:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

    2My help comes from the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth!

  • Ps 25:1
    81%

    1By David. O LORD, I come before you in prayer.

  • Lam 3:50
    78%

    50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.

  • Ps 141:8
    77%

    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

  • Ps 25:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

  • Ps 102:19
    74%

    19For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the LORD will look toward earth,

  • Ps 33:13
    74%

    13The LORD watches from heaven; he sees all people.

  • Lam 3:41
    74%

    41Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:

  • Ps 119:123
    74%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • Ps 113:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Who can compare to the LORD our God, who sits on a high throne?

    6He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.

  • Ps 131:1
    73%

    1A song of ascents, by David. O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

  • Ps 5:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

    3LORD, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

  • Job 35:5
    73%

    5Gaze at the heavens and see; consider the clouds, which are higher than you!

  • 1 Kgs 8:52
    73%

    52“May you be attentive to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you.

  • Ps 8:1
    73%

    1For the music director, according to the gittith style; a psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how magnificent is your reputation throughout the earth! You reveal your majesty in the heavens above!

  • Ps 119:18
    73%

    18Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

  • Ps 9:13
    73%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Ps 4:6
    73%

    6Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

  • Ps 141:1
    73%

    1A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

    2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 86:4
    73%

    4Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray!

  • Ps 134:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1A song of ascents. Attention! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who serve in the LORD’s temple during the night.

    2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the LORD!

  • Ps 122:9
    73%

    9For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper.

  • Ps 11:4
    73%

    4The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

  • Ps 28:2
    73%

    2Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

  • Ps 148:1
    72%

    1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

  • Ps 13:3
    72%

    3Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

  • Ps 3:3
    72%

    3But you, LORD, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.

  • Ps 108:5
    72%

    5Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

  • Ps 130:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

    6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.

  • Ps 145:15
    72%

    15Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.

  • 1 Kgs 8:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28But respond favorably to your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O LORD my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today.

    29Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place.

  • Ps 119:82
    71%

    82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say,“When will you comfort me?”

  • 2 Chr 20:12
    71%

    12Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”

  • Ps 39:7
    71%

    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

  • Isa 63:15
    71%

    15Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!

  • Ps 33:18
    71%

    18Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

  • Ps 30:1
    71%

    1A psalm– a song used at the dedication of the temple; by David. I will praise you, O LORD, for you lifted me up, and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me.

  • Ps 84:9
    71%

    9O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

  • Ps 77:4
    71%

    4You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.