123:1 {A Song of degrees.} Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
123:1 A Song of Ascents. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.

123:2 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.
123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us.

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

123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.
123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.