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Psalms 121:1

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I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
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  1. Psalms 120:1Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

  2. Psalms 123:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

  3. Jeremiah 3:23Rank 3 from verse 1
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    23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

  4. Isaiah 2:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  5. Psalms 2:6Rank 5 from verse 1
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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Psalms 121:1

COMBINED MEANING

lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

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2My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

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