Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

“A song of the steps, or the goings up.” To thee do I lift up mine eyes, O Thou who dwellest in the heavens!

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress, So do our eyes look to the LORD, our God, Until he have pity upon us.

3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD! have mercy upon us, For we are overwhelmed with contempt!

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Our soul is filled to the full with the scorn of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.