Saam 123

1 Kasang laa. Vannawk ah kaom, nang khaeah ka mik padai tahang.

A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.

2 Tamnanawk mah angmacae angraeng ih ban to khet o moe, tamna nongpatanawk mah angmacae angraeng nongpata ih ban to khet o baktih toengah, a palungnathaih aicae khaeah amtuengsak ai karoek to, aicae loe aimacae Angraeng Sithaw to a khet o.

Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes [look] unto the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us.

3 Kaicae nuiah palungnathaih tawn ah, Aw Angraeng, kaicae nuiah palungnathaih tawn ah; kaicae loe minawk mah hnaphnae ih kami ah ka oh o boeh.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Kaicae ih pakhra loe, amoek kaminawk mah pahnuithuihaih hoi poeksang kaminawk hnaphnaehaih hoiah koi hmoek boeh.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.