Psalm 123 | King James Version

1 A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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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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