Psalm 123-124

English Standard Version

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

123 To you I ^(B)lift up my eyes,
    O you who are ^(C)enthroned in the heavens!
²Behold, as the eyes of servants
    look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
    to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
    till he has mercy upon us.

³^(D)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of ^(E)contempt.
⁴Our soul has had more than enough
    of ^(F)the scorn of ^(G)those who are at ease,
    of the contempt of ^(H)the proud.

Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord

A Song of ^(I)Ascents. Of David.

124 ^(J)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—
    ^(K)let Israel now say—
²if it had not been the Lord who was on our side
    when people rose up against us,
³then they would have ^(L)swallowed us up alive,
    when their anger was kindled against us;
⁴then ^(M)the flood would have ^(N)swept us away,
    the torrent would have gone ^(O)over us;
⁵then over us would have gone
    the raging waters.

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
    who has not given us
    as prey to their teeth!
⁷We have escaped like a bird
    from ^(P)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!