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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 123:1 through Psalm 123:4 (NIV)
1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you whose throne is in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for we have endured much contempt.
4 We have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much contempt from the arrogant.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSE 1
Our Lord Jesus has taught us to look unto God in prayer as our Father in heaven.
In every prayer a good man lifts up his soul to God; especially when in trouble.
We desire mercy from him; we hope he will show us mercy, and we will continue
waiting on him till it come. The eyes of a servant are to his master’s directing
hand, expecting that he will appoint him his work. And also to his supplying
hand. Servants look to their master or their mistress for their portion of meat
in due season. And to God we must look for daily bread, for grace sufficient;
from him we must receive it thankfully. Where can we look for help but to our
Master? And, further, to his protecting hand. If the servant is wronged and
injured in his work, who should right him, but his master? And to his correcting
hand. Whither should sinners turn but to him that smote them? They humble
themselves under God’s mighty hand. And lastly, to his rewarding hand.
Hypocrites look to the world’s hand, thence they have their reward; but true
Christians look to God as their Master and their Rewarder. God’s people find
little mercy with men; but this is their comfort, that with the Lord there is
mercy. Scorning and contempt have been, are, and are likely to be, the lot of
God’s people in this world. It is hard to bear; but the servants of God should
not complain if they are treated as his beloved Son was. Let us then, when ready
to faint under trials, look unto Jesus, and by faith and prayer cast ourselves
upon the mercy of God.