Looking for God’s Favor

¹I lift my eyes to you,

the one enthroned in heaven.

²Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,

like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,

so our eyes are on the Lord our God

until he shows us favor.

³Show us favor, Lord , show us favor,

for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

⁴We’ve had more than enough

scorn from the arrogant

and contempt from the proud.