Psalms 123

1 A Song of Degrees. To you who dwell in heaven have I lifted up mine eyes.

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

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [are directed] to the hands of their masters, [and] as the eyes of a maidservant to the hands of her mistress; so our eyes [are directed] to the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.

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.

3 Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

4 [Yes], our soul has been exceedingly filled [with it]: [let] the reproach [be] to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud.

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