Psalms 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are] to LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1To thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou who sit in the heavens.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let thee go unless thou bless me.
Joshua 9:23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be bondmen of you, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Joshua 10:6And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants. Come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill-country are gathered
2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, will thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. Neither do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.
Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for LORD, and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.
Psalms 119:123My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 123:2-4
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord , have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. We have… Read the whole commentary →