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Psalms 123:1
1I look up to you, God, as you rule from your throne 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 look up to you, God, as you rule from your throne in heaven. 2Yes, our eyes look up to the Lord our God. We want him to be kind to us, so we wait for his help. We wait like servants who want help from their master. 3Please be kind to us, Lord. Please forgive us. People have insulted us more and more!
Read all of Psalms 123Psalms 123:1 word by word
אֵ֭לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֣אתִי אֶת־עֵינַ֑י הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 123:1
- Psalms 120:1I cried to the Lord to help me in my trouble. He answered me.
- Psalms 121:1As I travel, I look up towards the hills. I will find no help there.
- Psalms 122:1It made me very happy when people said to me, ‘We will go to the house of the Lord.’
- Psalms 124:1If the Lord was not fighting for us, what would have happened? Israel's people, now answer:
- Psalms 125:1People who trust in the Lord are strong, like Mount Zion. Nothing can shake it. It will always be there.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord turned us round, so that we enjoyed a good life in Zion again, we thought that we were dreaming!
- Psalms 127:1The Lord must build your house. If not, the work of the builders is useless. The Lord must keep the city safe. If not, the city guards are useless.
- Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
- Psalms 129:1Since I was young, my enemies have often attacked me. Israel's people now answer:
- Psalms 130:1Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble.
- Psalms 131:1Lord, I am not proud. I do not think that I am a great person. I do not try to do great things. I do not worry about things that are too hard for me to understand.
- Psalms 132:1Lord, remember King David and all the troubles that he suffered.
- Psalms 133:1It is good for a family of God's people to live together in peace. Yes! It brings great pleasure!
- Psalms 134:1Listen, all you servants of the Lord, come and praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, all you who serve him in his temple during the night.
- Psalms 25:15I always look to the Lord for help. He will keep me safe from my enemies, so that their traps do not catch me.
- Psalms 141:8But I look to you for help, Almighty Lord. I need you to keep me safe. Do not let wicked people kill me.
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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