Psalm 123
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Chapter summary
The servant's eyes: 'Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.' As the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, and the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress, 'so our eyes look unto Jehovah our God, until he have mercy upon us.' The single petition, doubled: 'Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt', the scorning of those that are at ease, the contempt of the proud.
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Chapter summary
The servant's eyes: 'Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.' As the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, and the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress, 'so our eyes look unto Jehovah our God, until he have mercy upon us.' The single petition, doubled: 'Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt', the scorning of those that are at ease, the contempt of the proud.
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The servant's eyes: 'Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.' As the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, and the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress, 'so our eyes look unto Jehovah our God, until he have mercy upon us.' The single petition, doubled: 'Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt', the scorning of those that are at ease, the contempt of the proud.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Poetry · David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, others — Psalms overview
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