Psalms 123:1
A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
In Context
2if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,
Cross References
Psalms 2:4He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
Psalms 115:3What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?
Psalms 121:1A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”
Psalms 124:1A Canticle in steps. Those who trust in the Lord will be like the mountain of Zion. He will not be disturbed for eternity, who dwells
Psalms 126:1A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 123:1
This psalm was penned at a time when the church of God was brought low and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in Babylon, though that was not the only time that they were insulted over by the proud. The psalmist begins as if he spoke for himself only ( ver. 1 ), but presently speaks in the name of the church. Here is, I. Their expectation of mercy from God, ver. 1, 2 . II. Their plea for mercy with God,, ver. 3, 4 . In singing it we must have our eye up to God's favour with a holy… Read the whole commentary →