1The godly profess their confidence in God, 3and pray to be delivered from contempt.
0 A1 Song of degrees.
1 See Psalm 120 in the title.
1UNTO thee 2lift Ia up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2 These words are set down here and elsewhere, to rouse more and more and raise up our hearts unto the consideration of the heavenly excellence of God, than to show only that God resides in heaven. The heavens of heavens are not able to contain the majesty of God.
a Psalm 115:3.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants 3look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, 4until that he have mercy upon us.
3 Namely, if one does them wrong, or seek to oppress them.
4 An example encouraging us to be restless in prayer, until we are heard. See Psalm 55:17; Luke 18:1-7, etc.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for 5we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
5 The meaning is: We are so exceedingly scorned and despised by the haughty and insolent worldlings, that it proves very irksome and tedious unto us, being scarce able to endure it any longer. See the annotation Job 7 on verse 4; Psalm 88:3.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those 6that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
6 Or, are secure, them that are at rest or ease, in quiet; that is, of them who live at ease and quietness in this world, and know of no cross nor sorrow, and therefore grow wanton, proud and insolent.