Psalm 123

New International Reader’s Version

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

1 I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven. 2 Slaves depend on their masters. A female slave depends on the woman she works for. In the same way, we depend on the LORD our God. We wait for him to have mercy on us. 3 LORD, have mercy on us. Have mercy on us, because people haven’t stopped making fun of us. 4 We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud. They were always laughing at us.

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Psalm 123

English Standard Version

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

1 A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! (Ps 2:4; Ps 25:15; Ps 120:1; Ps 121:1; Ps 141:8)

Ps 2:4Ps 25:15Ps 120:1Ps 121:1Ps 141:8

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. (Ne 4:4; Ps 4:1) 4 Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud. (Ne 2:19; Ps 119:51; Isa 32:9; Isa 32:11; Am 6:1)

Ne 2:19Ps 119:51Isa 32:9Isa 32:11Am 6:1

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