1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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1 Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
1 {A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
1 > To you I do lift up my eyes, You who sit in the heavens.
1 <A Song of the going up.> To you my eyes are lifted up, even to you whose seat is in the heavens.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
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Commentary on Psalms 123 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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Ps 123:1-4. An earnest and expecting prayer for divine aid in distress.
1. (Compare Ps 121:1).
thou that dwellest—literally, "sittest as enthroned" (compare Ps 2:4; 113:4, 5).
2. Deference, submission, and trust, are all expressed by the figure. In the East, servants in attending on their masters are almost wholly directed by signs, which require the closest observance of the hands of the latter. The servants of God should look (1) to His directing hand, to appoint them their work; (2) to His supplying hand (Ps 104:28), to give them their portion in due season; (3) to His protecting hand, to right them when wronged; (4) to His correcting hand (Isa 9:13; 1Pe 5:6; compare Ge 16:6); (5) to His rewarding hand.
3. contempt—was that of the heathen, and, perhaps, Samaritans (Ne 1:3; 2:19).
4. of those that are at ease—self-complacently, disregarding God's law, and despising His people.