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Psalms 123:1
1Unto you I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
Psalms 123:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
- New International Version (NIV)I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.
Context of Psalms 123:1
Unto you I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens! 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He is gracious and favorable toward us. 3Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us, For we are greatly filled with contempt.
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אֵ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי אֶת־עֵינַ֑י הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 123:1
- Psalms 120:1In my trouble I cried to the Lord, And He answered me.
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]— From where shall my help come?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 124:1“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation] Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favor] is everyone who fears the Lord [and worships Him with obedience], Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.
- Psalms 129:1“Many times they have persecuted me (Israel) from my youth,” Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths [of distress] I have cried to You, O Lord.
- Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.
- Psalms 132:1O Lord, remember on David’s behalf All his hardship and affliction;
- Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!
- Psalms 134:1Behold, bless and praise the Lord, all servants of the Lord (priests, Levites), Who stand and serve by night in the house of the Lord.
- Psalms 25:15My eyes are continually toward the Lord, For He will bring my feet out of the net.
- Psalms 141:8For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not pour out my life nor leave me defenseless.
Commentaries on Psalms 123:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes - We have no hope but in thee; our eyes look upward; we have expectation from thy mercy alone.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Unto thee - To God. Lift I up mine eyes - In supplication and prayer. Nature prompts us to look up when we address God, as if he dwelt above us. It is the natural prompting of the heart that he must be the most exalted of all beings, dwelling above all. See Psalm 121:1. O thou that dwellest in the heavens - Whose home - whose special home - is in heaven - above the sky. This is in accordance with the common feelings of people, and the common description…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Confidence in God under contempt. --Our Lord Jesus has taught us to look unto God in prayer as our Father in heaven. In every prayer a good man lifts up his soul to God; especially when in trouble. We desire mercy from him; we hope he will show us mercy, and we will continue waiting on him till it come. The eyes of a servant are to his master's directing hand, expecting that he will appoint him his work. And also to his supplying hand. Servants look to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4This lament about the psalmist's humble position shows strong trust in the Lord (Psalm 123:1–2). The psalmist prays for God's favor on the community because evil surrounds them (Psalm 123:3–4). The poet looks beyond Jerusalem (Psalm 122) to God's throne in heaven.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41. (Compare Psa 121:1). thou that dwellest--literally, "sittest as enthroned" (compare Psa 2:4; 113:4, 5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 123
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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