Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 123:1
1I lift up my eyes to You,the One enthroned in heaven.
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
I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven. 2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy. 3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
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אֵ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי אֶת־עֵינַ֑י הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 123:1
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- Psalms 124:1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
- Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Psalms 129:1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
- Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
- Psalms 132:1O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,
- Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
- Psalms 25:15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
- Psalms 141:8But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul 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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