1 A Song of Ascents.2 To thee I lift up my eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens!3 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he have mercy upon us.4 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. [ (Psalms 123:5) Too long our soul has been sated with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the proud. ]

1 Ó Senhor Deus, levanto os olhos a ti,

que tens o trono no céu.

2 Como o escravo depende do seu dono

e como as escravas dependem

das suas donas,

assim olhamos para ti, ó Senhor,

nosso Deus,

esperando que tenhas compaixão de nós.

3 Tem compaixão de nós, ó Senhor!

Tem compaixão, pois somos tratados

com muito desprezo.

4 Somos sempre desprezados pelos ricos,

e os orgulhosos zombam de nós.