Psalm 123

Contemporary English Version

(A song for worship.)

A Prayer for Mercy

¹Our Lord and our God,
I turn my eyes to you,
on your throne in heaven.
²Servants look to their master,
but we will look to you,
until you have mercy on us.

³Please have mercy, Lord!
We have been insulted
more than we can stand,
⁴and we can't take more abuse
from those proud,
conceited people.

Psalm 123

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 123

Looking for God’s Favor

A song of ascents.

¹I lift my eyes to You,
the One enthroned in heaven.^(A)
²Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.^(B)

³Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we’ve had more than enough contempt.^(C)
⁴We’ve had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.^(D)

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Psalm 123 Contemporary English Version