| New International Version | New International Version |
| 1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. | 1A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. |
| 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. | 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 on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. | 3Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. |
| 4We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud. | 4We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud. |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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