1231 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
1231 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
1231 To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
1231 I look to you, heaven-dwelling God, look up to you for help.
1231 A Song of Ascents. Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens.
1231 I lift my eyes to you, OÂ God, enthroned in heaven.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 123:1
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Confidence in God under contempt.
Our Lord Jesus has taught us to look unto God in prayer as our Father in heaven. In every prayer a good man lifts up his soul to God; especially when in trouble. We desire mercy from him; we hope he will show us mercy, and we will continue waiting on him till it come. The eyes of a servant are to his master's directing hand, expecting that he will appoint him his work. And also to his supplying hand. Servants look to their master or their mistress for their portion of meat in due season. And to God we must look for daily bread, for grace sufficient; from him we must receive it thankfully. Where can we look for help but to our Master? And, further, to his protecting hand. If the servant is wronged and injured in his work, who should right him, but his master? And to his correcting hand. Whither should sinners turn but to him that smote them? They humble themselves under God's mighty hand. And lastly, to his rewarding hand. Hypocrites look to the world's hand, thence they have their reward; but true Christians look to God as their Master and their Rewarder. God's people find little mercy with men; but this is their comfort, that with the Lord there is mercy. Scorning and contempt have been, are, and are likely to be, the lot of God's people in this world. It is hard to bear; but the servants of God should not complain if they are treated as his beloved Son was. Let us then, when ready to faint under trials, look unto Jesus, and by faith and prayer cast ourselves upon the mercy of God.