Psalms 123

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

`The song of grecis. To thee Y haue reisid myn iyen; that dwellist in heuenes.

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.

Lo! as the iyen of seruauntis; ben in the hondis of her lordis. As the iyen of the handmaide ben in the hondis of her ladi; so oure iyen ben to oure Lord God, til he haue mercy on vs.

3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. For we have been filled with utter disdain.

Lord, haue thou merci on vs, haue thou merci on vs; for we ben myche fillid with dispisyng.

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

For oure soule is myche fillid; we ben schenschipe to hem that ben abundaunte with richessis, and dispising to proude men.