Psalms 123:1

I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

Psalms 25:15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.

Psalms 115:3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Psalms 124:1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

Psalms 126:1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

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 →

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