Psalm 123:1-4 VOICE

[1] I raise my eyes to fix my gaze on You, for Your throne resides in the heavens. [2] Just as the eyes of servants closely watch the hand of their masters, Just as a maid carefully observes the slightest gesture of her mistress, In the same way we look to You, Eternal One, waiting for our God to pour out His mercy upon us. [3] O Eternal One, show us Your mercy. We beg You. We are not strangers to contempt and pain. [4] We have suffered more than our share of ridicule and contempt from self-appointed critics who live easy lives and pompously display their own importance.