Psalms 123

1 To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest 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 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 are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on 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 are greatly filled with contempt.

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

4 For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to 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.