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.

1 I lift up my eyes to you,

you who sit in the heavens.

2 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 Yahweh, our God,

until he has mercy on us.

3 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us,

for we have endured much contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease,

with the contempt of the proud.