Prayer for Relief from Contempt
A Song of Ascents.
1 Unto YouI lift up my eyes,
# O Youwho dwell in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servantslookto the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
# So our eyeslookto theLordour God,
Until He has mercy on us.
3 Have mercy on us, OLord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.