Servants watch their master's hands while weary pilgrims outside lift their eyes toward the sanctuary

Psalm 123

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Psalm 123 turns upward with the focused attention of servants watching a master's hand. A weary community saturated with ridicule and proud contempt waits humbly, attentively, and persistently for needed mercy.
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1I look up to you, the one who rules from heaven.
2Just as servants look to their master, or a maid looks to her mistress, so we keep our eyes on you, Lord our God, waiting for you to be merciful to us.
3Please have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. We've had enough of people's contempt.
4We've had more than enough of the scorn of the proud, and the contempt of the arrogant.
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