1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
2As the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us mercy.
3Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy,
for we have endured much contempt.
4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant,
much contempt from the proud.