Prayer for Relief from Contempt

A Song of Ascents.

123 Unto You (A)I lift up my eyes,
O You (B)who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
(C)So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

Psalmul 123

Un cântec de pelerinaj

Către Tine îmi ridic ochii,
    Cel Ce locuieşti în ceruri.

Cum caută ochii slujitorilor spre mâna stăpânilor lor
    şi ochii slujnicei – spre mâna stăpânei ei,
tot aşa şi ochii noştri caută spre Domnul, Dumnezeul nostru,
    până va avea milă de noi.

Ai milă de noi, Doamne, ai milă,
    căci suntem atât de sătui de dispreţ!
Sufletul nostru s-a săturat
    de batjocura celor îngâmfaţi
        şi de dispreţul celor mândri!

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.
As 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 Lord(B) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured no end of contempt.
We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.