Psalms 123:1

I Lift up my eyes to you, who are throned in the heavens.

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

In Context

2As the eyes of a servant turn to the hand of his master, or the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so do our eyes turn to the Lord our God, until he is gracious to us.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4He whose throne is in heaven laughs, the Lord mocks them.

Psalms 25:15My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for out of the net he brings my foot.

Psalms 115:3Our God he is in heaven; whatever he wishes, he does.

Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where will help for me come?

Psalms 124:1“Had it not been the Lord who was for us” let Israel say

Psalms 126:1When the Lord turned the fortunes 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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