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Psalms 123

I lift my eyes to you

lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.a 2We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.b 3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.

4We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.

Commentary

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(1)

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References· Psalms 123

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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
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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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