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

2 B ehold, 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 H ave 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 weary of the scorning of those that are at ease and of the contempt of the proud.