Psalms 123

1 A Song of degrees. To thee I raise my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

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

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 our eyes [wait] upon the LORD our God, until he shall have mercy upon us.

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 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.

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