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123:1

שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי אֶת־עֵינַי הַיֹּשְׁבִי בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

A Ma῾alot Poem. To Thee I lift up my eyes, O Thou who dwellest in the heavens.

A Ma῾alot Poem. To Thee I lift up my eyes, O Thou who dwellest in the heavens.

Rashi

שיר וגו' היושבי. יו"ד יתירה:

123:2

הִנֵּה כְעֵינֵי עֲבָדִים אֶל־יַד אֲֽדוֹנֵיהֶם כְּעֵינֵי שִׁפְחָה אֶל־יַד גְּבִרְתָּהּ כֵּן עֵינֵינוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַד שֶׁיְּחׇנֵּֽנוּ׃

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he shall be gracious to us.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he shall be gracious to us.

123:3

חׇנֵּנוּ יְהֹוָה חׇנֵּנוּ כִּי־רַב שָׂבַעְנוּ בֽוּז׃

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us: for we are overfilled with contempt.

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us: for we are overfilled with contempt.

123:4

רַבַּת שָֽׂבְעָה־לָּהּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַלַּעַג הַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּים הַבּוּז (לגאיונים) [לִגְאֵי יוֹנִֽים]׃ {פ}

Our soul is overfilled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Our soul is overfilled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Rashi

הלעג השאננים. לעג הגוים השאננים שבענו:

הבוז. שבזו את גיא היונים היא ירושלים:

לגאיונים. כתיב חד וקרינן תרין:

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  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD

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