1 Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be 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.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.
Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,
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Commentary on Psalms 123 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 123
This psalm was penned at a time then the church of God was brought low and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in Babylon, though that was not the only time that they were insulted over by the proud. The psalmist begins as if he spoke for himself only (v. 1), but presently speaks in the name of the church. Here is,
In singing it we must have our eye up to God's favour with a holy concern, and then an eye down to men's reproach with a holy contempt.
A song of degrees.
Psa 123:1-4
We have here,