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1. Lord, I look upward to you, you who live in heaven.
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1. A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 . Unto H413 thee lift I up H5375 H853 mine eyes H5869 , O thou that dwellest H3427 in the heavens H8064 .
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2. Slaves depend on their masters, and a female servant depends on her mistress. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God; we wait for him to show us mercy.
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2. Behold H2009 , as the eyes H5869 of servants H5650 look unto H413 the hand H3027 of their masters H113 , and as the eyes H5869 of a maiden H8198 unto H413 the hand H3027 of her mistress H1404 ; so H3651 our eyes H5869 wait upon H413 the LORD H3068 our God H430 , until H5704 that he have mercy upon H7945 H2603 us.
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3. Have mercy on us, Lord. Have mercy on us, because we have been insulted.
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3. Have mercy upon H2603 us , O LORD H3068 , have mercy upon H2603 us: for H3588 we are exceedingly H7227 filled H7646 with contempt H937 .
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4. We have suffered many insults from lazy people and much cruelty from the proud. A song for going up to worship. Of David.
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4. Our soul H5315 is exceedingly H7227 filled H7646 with the scorning H3933 of those that are at ease H7600 , and with the contempt H937 of the proud H1349 .
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