123:1 A Song of degrees. To thee I raise my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he shall have mercy upon us.

123:3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.