Psalm 123

1 Wallfahrtslieder. Zu dir erhebe ich meine Augen, der du im Himmel thronst.

Yahweh, I look up toward you, up to heaven, from where you rule.

2 Fürwahr, wie die Augen der Knechte auf die Hand ihres Herrn, wie die Augen der Magd auf die Hand ihrer Herrin, so sind unsere Augen auf Jahwe, unseren Gott, gerichtet, daß er uns gnädig sei.

Like servants ask [IDM] their masters [for what they need] and like maids ask t their mistresses [for what they need], we ask you, Yahweh our God, [for what we need], and we ask you to be merciful to us.

3 Sei uns gnädig, Jahwe, sei uns gnädig, denn wir sind der Verachtung gründlich satt!

Yahweh, be very merciful [DOU] to us because [our enemies] have acted very contemptuously toward us.

4 Gründlich satt ist unsere Seele des Hohns der Sicheren, der Verachtung der Stolzen.

Rich people have made fun of us for a long time, and proud [people] who have (oppressed/acted cruelly toward) us have acted toward us as though we were worthless.