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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 people
    and much cruelty from the proud.