Meet God in Scripture

Meet God in Psalms 123:1

“Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.”

Psalms 123:1 (KJV)

Six ways to encounter God here

A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in Psalms 123:1, and Living Bread opens it right there.

Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.

The passage in its setting

Meeting God in a verse begins with hearing it where it lives, in the flow of Psalms 123. Read it slowly, and let the focal verse settle into its own context.

1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look 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, until that he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

The web of Scripture around it

Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 14 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.

  • Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
  • Psalms 141:8But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
  • Psalms 25:15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
  • Psalms 2:4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
  • Matthew 6:9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
  • Psalms 11:4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
  • Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
  • Psalms 132:1Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
  • Psalms 125:1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
  • Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the s…
  • Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
  • Psalms 126:1When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
  • Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
  • Psalms 130:1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

More to meet God in Psalms

Psalms 23:1Psalms 46:10Psalms 91:1Psalms 27:1Psalms 139:14Psalms 34:18Psalms 118:24Psalms 46:1Psalms 37:4Psalms 121:1Psalms 19:1Psalms 51:10Psalms 118:6Psalms 30:5

How it points to Christ

Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.