King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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A Song of Ascents. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants 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 that he have mercy upon us.
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Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
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Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.
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