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A Song of Ascents.

123 I lift up my eyes to you,
    you who sit in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress;
    so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God,
    until he has mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured much contempt.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease,
    with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123

A Song of Ascents.

To You I lift up my eyes,
    O You who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
    and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look upon the Lord our God,
    until He has mercy upon us.

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have been completely filled with contempt.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the ridicule of those who are at ease,
    and with the contempt of the proud ones.