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Psalms 121:1

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

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שִׁ֗ירshirsongשִׁירnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “song”, the ordinary formH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹתlamaalotto stepמַעֲלָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to step”, the ordinary formH4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.

אֶשָּׂ֣אesalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…עֵ֭ינַיeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הֶהָרִ֑יםheharimthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.מֵ֝אַ֗יִןmeayinfrom whenceאַיִןpreposition, particle, interrogative — “from whence”H370where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)whence, where.יָבֹ֥אyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עֶזְרִֽיezrihelpעֵזֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5828aidhelp.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?

Young’s Literal Translation

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?

World English Bible

I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

Darby Translation

I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?

Douay-Rheims

I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Song of Degrees. I lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, whence my help shall come.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὰ ὄρη, ὅθεν ἥξει ἡ βοήθειά μου.