1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?
But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, `are' mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.
A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.
`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner!
Thus said Jehovah: The heavens `are' My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where `is' this -- the house that ye build for Me? And where `is' this -- the place -- My rest?
For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren -- even together!
A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.
A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.
A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back `to' the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.
A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'
And our God `is' in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.
A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel 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,