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Psalm 123 - International Standard Version (ISV)

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A Song of Ascents

A Prayer for Relief

123 To you, who sit enthroned in heaven,
I lift up my eyes.
2 Consider 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.

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

Footnotes

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

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