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Psalm 123

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A Song of Ascents.

1 To you I lift up my eyes,
   O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
   look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
   to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
   till he has mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us,
   for we have had more than enough of contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
   of the scorn of those who are at ease,
   of the contempt of the proud.

Scripture taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Psalm 123 is the fourth in the Songs of Ascents (120-134). The overall theme of the series is ascending to the temple in Jerusalem for the annual feasts (Exod. 23:14-17). Therefore, the Songs of Ascents are well suited to our praise as we ascend in the Spirit into God’s presence in public worship (Heb. 12:22-24). Each of these psalms is very fitting for use as a call to worship.

An individual makes the initial statement (v. 1) with the following words referring to all of God’s people (vv. 2-4). We would do well to think in terms of the Lord Jesus speaking for Himself and then interceding for all those who draw near to God through Him (see Heb. 7:25). We sing the Psalms in Christ and with Christ. The first two verses are a confession of faith and the last two are a petition that flows out of that confidence.

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I Lift My Eyes to You (Psalm 123A)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Refuge
I Lift My Eyes to You (Psalm 123A)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Ascent
I'm Lifting up My Eyes to You (Psalm 123B)
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