Psalm 123 (NIV 2011)

¹ I lift up my eyes to you,

to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

² As the eyes of slaves look to

the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a female slave look to

the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the Lord our God,

till he shows us his mercy.

³ Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,

for we have endured no end of contempt.

⁴ We have endured no end

of ridicule from the arrogant,

of contempt from the proud.