1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

1 ¶ Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes,
O thou that sittest in the heavens.

2 Behold, 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.

2 ¶ Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress;
So our eyes look unto the Lord our God,
Until he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

3 ¶ Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us:
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

4 ¶ Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorning of those that are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud.