Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to you,

to you who sit enthronedm in heaven.

2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the Lordn our God,

till he shows us his mercy.

3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,

for we have endured no end of contempt.

4 We have endured no end

of ridicule from the arrogant,

of contempt from the proud.

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—

let Israel sayo—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side

when people attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive

when their anger flared against us;

4 the floodp would have engulfed us,

the torrentq would have swept over us,

5 the raging waters

would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord,

who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird

from the fowler’s snare;r

the snare has been broken,s

and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the namet of the Lord,

the Maker of heavenu and earth.

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,v

which cannot be shakenw but endures forever.

2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,x

so the Lord surroundsy his people

both now and forevermore.

3 The scepterz of the wicked will not remaina

over the land allotted to the righteous,

for then the righteous might use

their hands to do evil.b

4 Lord, do goodc to those who are good,

to those who are upright in heart.d

5 But those who turne to crooked waysf

the Lord will banishg with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.h