Psalms 123

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

A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest 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.

Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [wait] upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

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

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.