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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En bön om barmhärtighet

1 Gud, jag lyfter min blick upp till dig, till dig som sitter på tronen i himlen.

2 På samma sätt som en tjänare förväntansfullt ser sin herre, eller som en slavflicka betraktar sin husfru och lägger märke till minsta vink, så ser vi på dig, vår Gud.

3 Visa oss barmhärtighet, Herre, visa oss barmhärtighet! Vi har mött tillräckligt med förakt och hån från de rika och självsäkra.

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