A Song of Ascents A Prayer for Relief 1To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes. 2Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides,a and as the eyes of a female servant focusb on what her mistress provides,c so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us. 3Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt. 4Our lives overflow with scorn from those who live at ease, with contempt from those who are proud. Footnotes: a 123:2 Lit. on the hand of his master b 123:2 The Heb. lacks focus c 123:2 Lit. on the hand of her mistress The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Bible Hub |