Psalms 123

I lift my eyes to you

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.a 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.b ³Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

⁴We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

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Psalm 123 is a brief but intense Song of Ascents, a prayer of a people under contempt. The psalmist lifts his eyes to God enthroned in heaven, adopting the posture of a servant watching a master's hand. The central cry is for mercy — not for bread or safety, but for relief from t

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 123(2)

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References· Psalms 123

a: v.1 — Psalms 121:1, Psalms 141:8, Psalms 25:15, Psalms 2:4, Psalms 11:4, Luke 18:13, Matthew 6:9, Isaiah 57:15, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 120:1
b: v.2 — Psalms 130:5-6, Lamentations 3:25-26, Psalms 25:15, Psalms 40:1-3, Genesis 49:18, Psalms 119:123-125, Luke 18:1, Genesis 32:26, Joshua 10:6, Psalms 119:82

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