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1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. | 1To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes. |
2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy. | 2Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us. |
3Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. | 3Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt. |
4We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud. | 4Our lives overflow with scorn from those who live at ease, with contempt from those who are proud. |
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