Psalms 123

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

A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest 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 master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [look] unto the LORD our God, until 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.