Psalms 122

¹A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to you, who dwells in the heavens

²Behold, as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress, so our eyes are upon the Lord our God, until he may be merciful to us

³Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. For we have been filled with utter disdain

⁴For our soul has been greatly filled. We are the disgrace of those who have abundance and the disdain of the arrogant