March 12
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PSALM 123
To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he has mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.
– Psalm 123:1-4
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PSALM 123 DELIVERANCE FROM SCORN & CONTEMPT
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
O Lord, I plead you to hear my prayer for deliverance
Have mercy on us because pride and arrogance are in abundance
Give me discernment to recognize the subtle and deceiving ways
You hate all evildoers and the boastful shall not stand before your eyes
There are so much scornful and disapproving eyes around me
Give me wisdom to keep my eyes focused on your grace and mercy.
Let me not get sucked into their deceitful ways, keep me pure
My Lord and Master, let me know how I can stay faithful
Grant me courage not to go with the norm but only with your word
Allow me to be brave to expose the darkness and corruption of this world
Let your Holy Spirit never leave me nor forsake me specially when I am attacked
I lean and rely only on you my Lord and Savior; deliver me from the proud.
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REFLECTION
• What do you think verse 4 mean when it points to “the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud”?