Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens.

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

2 Lo! as the eyes of men-servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid-servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

3 Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

4 Exceeding sated therewith, is our soul, —The scorn of the careless, The contempt of the proud.

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.