Psalms 123:2
As 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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1I Lift up my eyes to you, who are throned in the heavens.
3Be gracious, be gracious to us, Lord. Scorn enough, and more, have we borne
Cross References
Genesis 32:26Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
Joshua 9:23A curse on you! You will forever provide us with slaves for the temple of my God, woodcutters and watercarriers.”
Joshua 10:6The Gibeonites sent a message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, telling him, “Don’t abandon your servants! Quick, come up to rescue us, help us, for all the Amorite kings of the highlands have mustered to attack us.”
Psalms 40:1For the Lord I waited and waited, till, inclining to me, he heard my cry.
Psalms 119:123My eyes pine for your salvation, and for your righteous promise.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 123:2-4
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord , have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. We have… Read the whole commentary →