Psalm 123

² Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.

² Behold, as the eyes of ^(C)servants look to the hand of their master,As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our ^(D)eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He is gracious to us.

² Behold, 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.

² Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,so our eyes are on the Lord our Goduntil He shows us favor.^(B)

² Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us.

⁴ Our soul is greatly filledWith the scoffing of those who are at ease,And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].

⁴ Our soul is greatly filledWith the ^(G)scoffing of ^(H)those who are at ease,And with the ^(I)contempt of the proud. Cross references: Psalm 123:1 : Ps 121:1; 141:8 Psalm 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 11:4 Psalm 123:2 : Prov 27:18; Mal 1:6 Psalm 123:2 : Ps 25:15 Psalm 123:3 : Ps 4:1; 51:1 Psalm 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 2:19; Ps 79:4 Psalm 123:4 : Job 12:5; Is 32:9, 11; Amos 6:1 Psalm 123:4 : Neh 4:4; Ps 119:22 end of crossrefs

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

⁴ We’ve had more than enoughscorn from the arrogantand contempt from the proud.^(D)

⁴ Our lives overflow with scorn from those who live at ease, with contempt from those who are proud. A Davidic Song of Ascents