Psalms 123
Looking to God for Mercy and Help
Psalm 123 is a heartfelt prayer of a person who feels insignificant and oppressed. The psalmist looks to God in humility, seeking mercy and help, recognizing that only God can provide protection and refuge.
1{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2Behold, 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.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
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