Psalms 123:2

"A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 123:2, lifting up one's eyes to God signifies a posture of prayer and supplication, reflecting a heart that turns heavenward for divine aid and guidance. This act embodies the psalmist’s trust in God's exalted position as the ultimate source of help and hope.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters ... -Or, are to the hands of their masters; or, regard the hands of their masters. That is, we look to God with the same spirit of deference, dependence, and readiness to mark the will of God, which is evinced by servants in regard to their masters, and by maidens in regard to the will of a mistress. There has been some difference of view in regard to the meaning of this comparison.

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