Psalms 123

1 A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to you, who dwells in the heavens.

“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 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 our eyes are upon the Lord our God, until he may be merciful to us.

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 on us. For we have been filled with utter disdain.

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

4 For our soul has been greatly filled. We are the disgrace of those who have abundance and the disdain of the arrogant.

Our soul is filled to the full with the scorn of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.