1Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou Who dwellest in the heavens. 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 He has {have} mercy upon us. 3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing {scorning} of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.