Prayer for the Lord’s Help.
A Song of
Ascents.
1 Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lordour God,
Until He is graciousandfavorable toward us.
3 Be gracious to us, O Lord, be graciousandfavorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is greatly filled
With the scoffing of those who are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].