Psalm 123 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

A Song of (A)Ascents.

123 To you I (B)lift up my eyes,
O you who are (C)enthroned in the heavens!
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 (D)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of (E)contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
of (F)the scorn of (G)those who are at ease,
of the contempt of (H)the proud.

Cross references

  1. Psalm 123:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
  2. Psalm 123:1 : Ps. 121:1; [Ps. 141:8]; See Ps. 25:15
  3. Psalm 123:1 : See Ps. 2:4
  4. Psalm 123:3 : Ps. 4:1
  5. Psalm 123:3 : [Neh. 4:4]
  6. Psalm 123:4 : [Neh. 2:19]
  7. Psalm 123:4 : Isa. 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1
  8. Psalm 123:4 : See Ps. 119:51