A song of ascents.
1
I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.
2
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
3
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for we have endured much contempt.
4
We have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much contempt from the arrogant.