Psalms

Psalm 123 ©

1 The godly profess their confidence in God, 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt.

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aA Song of degrees.

a Pss. 120-134, titles.
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UNTO bthee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that cdwellest in the heavens.

b Ps. 121.1; 25.15; 115.3. Is. 66.1. Mat. 14.19; 6.9. Jn. 11.41; 17.1. Ec. 5.2.
c Ps. 2.4; 11.4.
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Behold, das the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; eso our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

d Pr. 31.15. Job 7.2.
e Ge. 49.18; 32.26. Ps. 119.81; 71.14; 62.1,5. Lu. 18.1,7.
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fHave mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with gcontempt.

f Ps. 56.1; 57.1; 69.13,16; 88.3; 89.50,51; 79.4; 44.13,14.
g Ne. 4.4.
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hOur soul is exceedingly filled with the iscorning of jthose that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

h 2Sa. 6.20. Ne. 4.2. Lu. 16.14. Ps. 119.21; 10.2. Job 12.5. Pr. 21.24.
i Ne. 2.19.
j Am. 6.1.