The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 A song of ascents: I raise my eyes to you, whose throne is in heaven.
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<A Song of the going up.> To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.
2 As a servant looks to the hand of his master, or a slave-girl to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes turn to ADONAI our God, until he has mercy on us.
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See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.
3 Have mercy on us, ADONAI, have mercy; for we have had our fill of contempt,
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Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
4 more than our fill of scorn from the complacent and contempt from the arrogant.
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For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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