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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 123 A Song of degrees. This psalm is not thought to be written by David, but by some other person in later times; and at a time, as is clear, when the people of God were much exposed to the scorn and contempt of men. Dr. Patrick thinks it was written by some pious person; perhaps by Isaiah, in Hezekiah's time, when Rabshakeh...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes,.... Not only the eyes of his body, this being a prayer gesture; see Matthew 14:19; but the eyes of his mind and understanding, opened by the Spirit of God; particularly the eye of faith, by which he looked for and expected help and salvation from the Lord. The phrase is expressive of holy confidence in God, and a...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
This psalm was penned at a time when the church of God was brought low and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in Babylon, though that was not the only time that they were insulted over by the proud. The psalmist begins as if he spoke for himself only (ver. 1), but presently speaks in the name of the church. Here is, I....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, Instead of looking downward in despair, or looking to the right hand or to the left to human confidence, or looking within in pride, “Unto thee lift I up mine eyes,” — Psa_123:1. O thou that dwellest in the heavens. It is always delightful to the Christian to remember what the title of his God is: “Our Father, which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Our eyes are far too apt to look below, or to look within, or to look around, but it is wisdom on our part to look up. There is always something blessed to see upward, especially when we look up to him who dwells in the highest heavens, — our Father, our Saviour, our Comforter....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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,.... To direct them in their work and business, to point out unto them what they shall do; which is often done by a motion of the hand of the master or mistress, or rap of their fingers without speaking (e), which the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. The servant looks to his master’s hand for direction and for support. If he has a work to do that is too heavy for him, he looks to his master to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. This is what we are looking for, — the mercy of the Lord our God. It comes from his great heart, through his almighty hand. A wave of his hand is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,.... Merit is not pleaded; for, though servants, they knew they were unprofitable ones: but mercy is asked; whether by the awakened sinner, under first convictions, or by the backsliding professor, for forgiveness of sins, under a sense of them, or as under the correcting: and chastising hand of God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. The best thing that the best of men can ask for, is God’s mercy; and that mercy is so great even to the heavens, that, under the weariness of trials and troubles, it is a sufficient help for them. When we are not only in contempt, but even filled with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: The longing soul does not wait in utter silence without expressing its desires. I have heard of some who have said that their will was so fully conformed to God’s will that they had left off praying to him, but surely that was a satanic delusion, for the will of Christ was perfectly conformed to that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease,.... That are in easy and affluent circumstances; abound in the things of this world, and have more than heart can wish; have no outward trouble, as other men, or as the saints have; nor any uneasiness of mind, on account of sin and their eternal state: they have been at...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. This was the lot of God’s people in David’s day; it is the same with believers now, and I suppose that, so long as the earth standeth, the saints of the Lord will have to cry unto him concerning their adversaries. Let them remember...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. It does not seem to be a desirable thing to be at ease, for it was such people who were the scorners of the psalmist and his godly companions. Job also said, “He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of...