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Psalm 123:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 123 · verse 1
A Song of degrees.Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.Psalm 123:1 · King James Version
Psalm 123:1 in context
1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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We have here, I. The solemn profession which God's people make of faith and hope in God, Psa 123:1, Psa 123:2. Observe, 1. The title here given to God: O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Our Lord Jesus has taught us, in prayer, to have an eye to God as our Father in heaven;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4