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.
1
<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.
2
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,
3
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.
4
For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.