| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. | 1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. |
| 2Behold, 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. | 2As 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. |
| 3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. | 3Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. |
| 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. | 4We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud. |
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