Psalms 123

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have lifted up my eyes to You, O dweller 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 eyes of menservants [Are] to the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maidservant [Are] to the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes to our God YHWH, Until He favors 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 Favor us, O YHWH, favor us, For we have been greatly filled with contempt,

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

4 Our soul has been greatly filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt 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.