Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

This Psalm is short and terse, like the pain it addresses.

Psalm 123

What should I learn from this chapter?

• The difference between dignity and pride
• An answer to prayer
• Grace is given to the humble but the Proud are resisted

Prayer for Relief from Contempt

A Song of Ascents.

Psalm 123:¹ Unto You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens.

Psalm 123:² Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.

Psalm 123:³ Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

• “A man who is stripped of his dignity is like a tree that has been debarked.”

Psalm 123:⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

• This Psalm is about those who are slaves and servants needing relief from a lack of dignity taken by those who are filled with arrogance and pride; filled with humiliation, day after day, stripped down, shamed, degraded without relief.

• What is the difference between dignity and pride? Even churches get these two confused.
  
  See Topic: Dignity vs. Pride

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