9FOR [THE] SAKE OF [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH GOD OUR I WILL SEEK GOOD OF YOU 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity
1TO YOU I HAVE LIFTED UP <OBJ.> EYES MY THE [ONE WHO] SITS IN THE HEAVENS 1I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
2HERE! LIKE [THE] EYES OF SLAVES [WHICH ARE] TO [THE] HAND OF MASTER<S> THEIR LIKE [THE] EYES OF A FEMALE SLAVE [WHICH ARE] TO [THE] HAND OF MISTRESS HER SO EYES OUR [ARE] TO YAHWEH GOD OUR UNTIL THAT HE WILL SHOW FAVOR TO US 2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
3SHOW FAVOR TO US O YAHWEH SHOW FAVOR TO US FOR MUCH WE HAVE BEEN SURFEITED CONTEMPT 3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
4MUCH IT HAS BEEN SURFEITED <FOR> ITSELF SELF OUR THE MOCKERY OF <THE> SELF-CONFIDENT [PEOPLE] THE CONTEMPT OF ARROGANT OPRESSORS 4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.