Psalms 123

1 “A song of the steps, or the goings up.” To thee do I lift up mine eyes, O Thou who dwellest in the heavens!

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have lifted up my eyes to You, O dweller in the heavens.

2 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.

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.

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

Favor us, O YHWH, favor us, For we have been greatly filled with contempt,

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

Our soul has been greatly filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!