Psalms 123

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

“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 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 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, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

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

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