123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
123:2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
123:3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
123:4 We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.
123:1 To You do I lift up my eyes, / You who sit enthroned in heaven.
123:2 Behold, as the eyes of the servants / Look to the hand of their masters, / As the eyes of a servant girl / Look to the hand of her mistress, / So our eyes look to Jehovah our God, / Until He is gracious to us.
123:3 Be gracious to us, O Jehovah, be gracious to us; / For we are greatly filled with contempt.
123:4 Our soul is greatly filled / With the scorn of those who are at ease, / With the contempt of the proud.