Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

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

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.

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.

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

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

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

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