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Psalm 123

Psa. 123:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of degrees
ma`alah (Hebrew #4609)
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
KJV usage: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
Pronounce: mah-al-aw'
Origin: feminine of 4608
.>> Unto theeg lift I up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
mine eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
, O thou that dwellest
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
in the heavens
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
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Psa. 121:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (Psa. 121:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  The godly profess their confidence in God;
3-4:  and pray to be delivered from contempt.
A.M. cir. 3463.
B.C. cir. 541.
(Title.)
A Song of degrees.This Psalm is probably a complaint of the captives in Babylon, relative to the contempt and cruel usage they received.
Psa. 120:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me. (Psa. 120:1)
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Psa. 121:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (Psa. 121:1)
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Psa. 122:1• 1<<A Song of degrees of David.>> I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. (Psa. 122:1)
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Psa. 123:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)
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Psa. 124:1• 1<<A Song of degrees of David.>> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; (Psa. 124:1)
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Psa. 125:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 126:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa. 126:1)
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Psa. 127:1• 1<<A Song of degrees for Solomon.>> Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (Psa. 127:1)
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Psa. 128:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)
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Psa. 128•  (Psa. 128)
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Psa. 129:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: (Psa. 129:1)
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Psa. 130:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. (Psa. 130:1)
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Psa. 131:1• 1<<A Song of degrees of David.>> Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. (Psa. 131:1)
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Psa. 132:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: (Psa. 132:1)
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Psa. 133:1• 1<<A Song of degrees of David.>> Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psa. 133:1)
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Psa. 134:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. (Psa. 134:1)
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Psa. 134•  (Psa. 134)
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lift I.
Psa. 25:15• 15Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. (Psa. 25:15)
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Psa. 121:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (Psa. 121:1)
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Psa. 141:8• 8But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. (Psa. 141:8)
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Luke 18:13• 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. (Luke 18:13)
O thou.
Psa. 2:4• 4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. (Psa. 2:4)
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Psa. 11:4• 4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. (Psa. 11:4)
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Psa. 113:5‑6• 5Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
 6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! (Psa. 113:5‑6)
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Psa. 115:3• 3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. (Psa. 115:3)
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Isa. 57:15• 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 spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)
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Isa. 66:1• 1Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? (Isa. 66:1)
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Matt. 6:9• 9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matt. 6:9)
• The returning tribes experience reproach from those whom they have dwelled with in their dispersion. They look to the Lord for His help and mercy to be preserved from the scoffers who ridicule their exercise of faith to return to their homeland. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)
• The heart waits on God for deliverance. So we. There is pressure on the heart by the presence of the power of evil. We wait continually upon God for the coming of the blessed Lord to remove it all. The contempt of the proud will cease. All will be wholly changed to the soul's rest. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)
• With the blessedness of the house of the Lord and the city of Jerusalem filling the soul (Psa. 122), the godly decide to face the pilgrim journey that leads to the city of God. Such a decision, however, on the part of a feeble remnant calls forth the contempt and scorn of the ease-loving and proud men of the world. (“Psalms 123” by H. Smith)
• His own weakness, together with the contempt of the world, only serves to call into exercise the faith of the godly man. Sustaining grace is found in turning his eyes to the One that dwells in the heavens. (“Psalms 123” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Song of degrees. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.