1 [A song for going up to worship.] I look up to you, to the one who sits enthroned in heaven.

2 As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the LORD our God until he has pity on us.

3 Have pity on us, O LORD. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt.

4 We have suffered more than our share of ridicule from those who are carefree. We have suffered more than our share of contempt from those who are arrogant.