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

He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka anga atu oku kanohi ki a koe, e koe e noho mai nei i nga rangi.

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.

Ina, pera tonu nga kanohi o nga pononga e titiro nei ki te ringa o to ratou rangatira, nga kanohi hoki o te kotiro ki te ringa o tona rangatira wahine; me o matou kanohi e titiro nei ki a Ihowa, ki to matou Atua, kia tohu ra ano ia i a matou.

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

Tohungia matou, e Ihowa, tohungia matou: kua tino kapi hoki matou i te whakahawea.

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

Kapi tonu to matou wairua i te whakahi a te hunga e noho noa ana, i te whakahawea a te hunga whakakake.