Psalms 123:2
Lo! 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.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens.
3Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:
Cross References
Genesis 32:26Then said he—Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed me
Joshua 9:23Now, therefore, accursed, ye are,—and ye shall not cease to be in bond-service as hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.
Joshua 10:6So the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, saying, Do not withhold thy hand from thy servants,—Come up unto us quickly, and save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country, are gathered together against us.
2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us,—we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Yahweh,—And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;
Psalms 119:123Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
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 →