< Psalms 123 >

1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
2 Lo, as eyes of men-servants [Are] unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant [Are] unto the hand of her mistress, So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.
Behold as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us.
3 Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.
4 Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!
For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud.

< Psalms 123 >