Psalms 123

1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

A Song of the going up. To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.

2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.

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

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.

4 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.