New English Translation
Psalms 123:1
1I look up toward 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 look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor. 3Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.
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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 distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.
- Psalms 121:1I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad because they said to me, “We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
- Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
- Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
- Psalms 128:1How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
- Psalms 129:1“Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.
- Psalms 130:1From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
- Psalms 131:1O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
- Psalms 132:1O Lord, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,
- Psalms 133:1Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
- Psalms 134:1Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
- Psalms 25:15I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
- Psalms 141:8Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!
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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