Psalms

Chapter 123

Looking to God for Mercy

The psalmist lifts his eyes to God enthroned in heaven. As servants look to their master's hand, and a maiden to her mistress, so Israel's eyes look to the Lord for mercy. They have endured much contempt from the proud and scorn from the arrogant.

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¹Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

²Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

³Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

⁴Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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