1 To thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou who sit in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are to Jehovah our God, until he has mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
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Today's Verse
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Verse Of The DayThe chapter closes with a doubled plea, "have mercy upon us," as the psalmist admits Israel is "exceedingly filled with contempt" from those at ease. Explore the surrounding songs of ascent on the Psalms overview, or read on to Psalms 124, where the tone shifts to thanksgiving for rescue.
