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Psalm 123:1-2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 123 · verses 1–2
A Song of degrees.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.Psalm 123:1-2 · King James Version
Psalm 123:1-2 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.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 121:1
- Psalms 141:8
- Psalms 25:15
- Psalms 2:4
- Matthew 6:9
- Luke 18:13
- Psalms 11:4
- Psalms 130:5-6
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Psalms 40:1-3
- Genesis 49:18
Key words (Strong's)
- dwellestyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- mistressgᵉberethmistressH1404 →
- mastersʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
- maidenshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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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