Psalms 123 ESV: Lifted eyes to the enthroned Lord seek mercy amid contempt. A Song of Ascents portraying servant-like dependence and endurance under the scorn of the proud.

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  <h5>Our Eyes Look to the <span class="lord">Lord</span> Our God</h5>
  <div class="d">A Song of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:0 </span><span class="xta">[See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.120.esv">Ps. 120</a>, title</span><span class="xta">]</span></span></mark>Ascents.</div>
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    <div id="PSA.123.1" class="v"><span class="vn">1</span>To you I <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:1 </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.121.1.esv">Ps. 121:1</a>; </span><span class="xta">[</span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.141.8.esv">Ps. 141:8</a></span><span class="xta">]; See Ps. 25:15</span></span></mark>lift up my eyes,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.1">O you who are <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:1 </span><span class="xta">See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.2.4.esv">Ps. 2:4</a></span></span></mark>enthroned in the heavens!</div>
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    <div id="PSA.123.2" class="v"><span class="vn">2</span>Behold, as the eyes of servants</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.2">look to the hand of their master,</div>
  <div class="pi q1" for="PSA.123.2">as the eyes of a maidservant</div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.2">to the hand of her mistress,</div>
  <div class="pi q1" for="PSA.123.2">so our eyes look to the <span class="lord">Lord</span> our God,</div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.2">till he has mercy upon us.</div>
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    <div id="PSA.123.3" class="v"><span class="vn">3</span>
    <mark class="f"><span class="note">
      <span class="xo">123:3 </span>
      <span class="xt">
        <a href="PSA.4.1.esv">Ps. 4:1</a>
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    </span></mark>Have mercy upon us, O <span class="lord">Lord</span>, have mercy upon us,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.3">for we have had more than enough of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:3 </span><span class="xta">[</span><span class="xt"><a href="NEH.4.4.esv">Neh. 4:4</a></span><span class="xta">]</span></span></mark>contempt.</div>
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    <div id="PSA.123.4" class="v"><span class="vn">4</span>Our soul has had more than enough</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.4">of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:4 </span><span class="xta">[</span><span class="xt"><a href="NEH.2.19.esv">Neh. 2:19</a></span><span class="xta">] </span></span></mark>the scorn of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:4 </span><span class="xt"><a href="ISA.32.9.esv">Isa. 32:9</a>, <a href="ISA.32.11.esv">11</a>; <a href="AMO.6.1.esv">Amos 6:1</a></span></span></mark>those who are at ease,</div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.123.4">of the contempt of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">123:4 </span><span class="xta">See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.119.51.esv">Ps. 119:51</a></span></span></mark>the proud.</div>
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Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God