Psalms 123:1

“A song of the degrees.” Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Leeser Tanakh

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 are directed unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: thus are our eyes directed unto the Lord our God, until he be gracious unto us.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4He who dwelleth in the heavens will laugh: the Lord will hold them in derision.

Psalms 25:15My eyes are ever [directed] toward the Lord; for he will draw out of the net my feet.

Psalms 115:3Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done.

Psalms 121:1“A song for the degrees.” I lift up my eyes unto the mountains: whence shall come my help?

Psalms 124:1“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

Psalms 126:1“A song of the degrees.” When the Lord bringeth back again the captivity of Zion, then shall we be 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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