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Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress,[a]
so our eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.
Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor!
For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.[b]
We have had our fill[c]
of the taunts of the self-assured,
of the contempt of the proud.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 123:2 sn Servants look to their master for food, shelter, and other basic needs.
  2. Psalm 123:3 tn Heb “for greatly we are filled [with] humiliation.”
  3. Psalm 123:4 tn Heb “greatly our soul is full to it.”