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)

Psalm 123

International Standard Version

A Song of Ascents

A Prayer for Relief

123 To you, who sit enthroned in heaven,
    I lift up my eyes.
²Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus
    on what his master provides,^[a]
and as the eyes of a female servant focus^[b]
    on what her mistress provides,^[c]
so our eyes focus on the Lord our God,
    until he has mercy on us.

³Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy,
    for we have had more than enough of contempt.
⁴Our lives overflow
    with scorn from those who live at ease,
        with contempt from those who are proud.

Footnotes

Psalm 123:2 Lit. on the hand of his master
Psalm 123:2 The Heb. lacks focus
Psalm 123:2 Lit. on the hand of her mistress

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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Psalm 123 Holman Christian Standard Bible