Faarfannaa 123

1 Faarfannaa ol baʼuu. Yaa isa teessoon kee samii irra jiru, ani ija koo gara keetti ol nan qabadha.

A song of ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, you who are enthroned in the heavens.

2 Akkuma iji garbootaa harka gooftaa isaanii, iji garbittii immoo harka giiftii ishee ilaalu sana, hamma inni araara nuu buusutti, iji keenyas gara Waaqayyo Waaqa keenyaa ni ilaala.

See, as the eyes of servants look to their master's hand, as the eyes of a maid look to her mistress's hand, so our eyes look to Yahweh our God until he has mercy on us.

3 Nuu araarami; yaa Waaqayyo, nuu araarami; tuffatamuun nutti baayʼateeraatii.

Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we are filled with humiliation.

4 Arrabni warra of jajaniitii fi tuffiin warra of tuulanii nutti baayʼateera.

We are more than full of the scoffing of the insolent and with the contempt of the proud.