1 U nto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

I lift up my eyes to You, O You Whose throne is in the heavens.

2 B ehold, 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.

See, the eyes of servants look to the hand of their owner. The eyes of a woman servant look to the hand of her owner. So our eyes look to the Lord our God, until He shows us loving-kindness.

3 H ave mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Show loving-kindness to us, O Lord. Show loving-kindness to us. For we have had our fill of hate.

4 O ur soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

The proud have laughed at us too long. We have had more than enough of their hate.