Psalms 123

1 A song of ascents. I Lift up my eyes to you, who are throned in the heavens.

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

2 As the eyes of a servant turn to the hand of his master, or the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so do our eyes turn to the Lord our God, until he is gracious to us.

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.

3 Be gracious, be gracious to us, Lord. Scorn enough, and more, have we borne

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

4 More than enough have we borne of derision from those at their ease, of scorn from those who are haughty.

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