Psalm 123:2-4

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²Behold, 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,
    till he have mercy upon us.

³Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of contempt.
⁴Too long our soul has been sated
    with the scorn of those who are at ease,
    the contempt of the proud.

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