1 Lord, I look upward to you,you who live in heaven.
2 Slaves depend on their masters,and a female servant depends on her mistress.In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God;we wait for him to show us mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, Lord. Have mercy on us,because we have been insulted.
4 We have suffered many insults from lazy peopleand much cruelty from the proud.