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A weary male servant and maiden sit in a stone courtyard at dusk, lifting their eyes beyond a proud gathering on a distant terrace.
KING JAMES VERSION

PSALMS 123

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Psalms 123 — A people filled with contempt look steadfastly to the Lord until He shows them mercy.

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The servants’ upward gaze visualizes patient dependence without portraying God or implying that human masters are the source of mercy. The distant gathering represents the scorn of the proud.

Scripture basis: Psalms 123:1–4
  1. 1A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
  2. 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
  3. 3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
  4. 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom

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