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. Unto Thee I lift up mine eyes, O Thou that art enthroned in the heavens.

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.

Behold, as the eyes of servants unto the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look unto the LORD our God, until He be gracious unto us.

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

Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.

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

Our soul is full sated with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud oppressors.