Psalm 123

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to you,

to you who sit enthroned^m in heaven.

²As 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.

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

for we have endured no end of contempt.

⁴We have endured no end

of ridicule from the arrogant,

of contempt from the proud.