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Psalms 123:1

{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

In Context

2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.

Psalms 25:15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; for he will bring my feet out of the net.

Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

Psalms 121:1{A Song of degrees.} I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?

Psalms 124:1{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us oh let Israel say

Psalms 126:1{A Song of degrees.} When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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