Halelu 123

1 I A oe no wau e leha aku nei i ko'u mau maka, E ka mea e noho la ma ka lani.

[A Song of Ascents.] To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.

2 Aia hoi, e like me na maka o na kauwakane, I ka lima o ko lakou haku, E like hoi me na maka o ke kauwawahine, I ka lima o kona haku wahine; Pela no ko kakou maka ia Iehova i ko kakou Akua, A aloha mai oia ia makou.

Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.

3 E aloha mai oe ia makou, o Iehova, E aloha mai oe ia makou; No ka mea, ua ana loa makou i ka hoowahawahaia.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

4 Ua ana loa ko makou uhane i ka hoomaewaewa ana o ka poe hookano, A me ka hoowahawaha ana o ka poe hookiekie.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.