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| A Song of degrees. |
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| 1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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| 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. |
Wait upon the LORD – We should recognize the divine providences and look for them. R5844:2
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| 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. |
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| 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. |
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