Psalm 123
Psalm 123 Meaning
Psalm 123 lifts its eyes to God enthroned in the heavens, like the eyes of servants looking to the hand of their master, waiting for mercy.
The pilgrims plead for grace, for they have had more than enough of contempt and scorn.
Key verses from Psalm 123
“Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.”
Psalm 123:1
“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.”
Psalm 123:2
“Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.”
Psalm 123:3
How Psalm 123 points to Jesus
Jesus is the mercy our eyes look to when we have had more than enough of scorn. He meets the humble gaze of the weary with grace.