Psalms 123

Prayer for Relief from Contempt

A Song of Ascents.¹Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. ²Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, 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. ³Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.