Psalm 123

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. ¹I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven. ² We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. ³ Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. ⁴ We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.