시편 Chapter 123

Translation: ESV

1

To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!

Key Message

In the midst of the world's contempt and mockery, lifting one's eyes to God enthroned in the heavens is the response of faith.

▸The pilgrim's gaze turns toward God enthroned in the heavens.

The pilgrim's gaze turns toward God enthroned in the heavens. 'I lift up my eyes' is the same expression as Psalm 121:1, and is a common theme throughout these Songs of Ascents. It is the act of fixing one's gaze not on human circumstances but on God's being.

Related Verses

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
2

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us.

Key Message

Waiting upon God is accomplished with complete focus and dependence, like a servant watching the hand of the master.

▸The image of a servant watching the master's hand expresses complete attentiveness and dependence.

3

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

Key Message

Even amid extreme contempt and shame, the response of the faith community is to urgently seek God's mercy.

▸The repetition of 'have mercy upon us' expresses the urgency of the plea.