A song of ascents

(Psalm 123)

I lift up my eyes to you,
to you whose throne
is in heaven.

As the eyes of slaves look
to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD
 our God,
till he shows us his mercy.

Have mercy on us, O LORD,
have mercy on us,
for we have endured
much contempt.

We have endured much ridicule from
the proud,
much contempt
from the arrogant.