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 THE ASCENTS. I have lifted up my eyes to You, O dweller 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 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 Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

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

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

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