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

¶ Unto thee I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2 B ehold, as the eyes of servants unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.

Behold, as the eyes of slaves 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 he shall have mercy upon us.

3 B e gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly weary of being held in contempt.

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

Our soul is exceedingly weary of the scorning of those that are at ease and of the contempt of the proud.