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Psalms 123:1

Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Lo! as the eyes of men-servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid-servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh,—My Lord, will mock at them:

Psalms 25:15Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh,—for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet.

Psalms 115:3When, our God, is in the heavens, Whatsoever he pleased, hath he done.

Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!

Psalms 124:1If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say:

Psalms 126:1When Yahweh brought back the captives of Zion, we were like them who 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

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