New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 A Song of Ascents. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.
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I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
2 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.
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As 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.
3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.
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We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.
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