Psalms 123

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

To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.

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.

Behold as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have 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 we are greatly filled with contempt.

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

For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud.