Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 123:2 in context
Psalms 123:1–4
1
I lift up my eyes to you,
you who sit in the heavens.
2
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Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
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.
3
Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us,
for we have endured much contempt.
4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease,
with the contempt of the proud.
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