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title: "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge -  Psalms 123"
description: "Overview  Psalms 123:1, The godly profess their confidence in God; Psalms 123:3, and pray to be delivered from contempt. This Psalm is probably a complai"
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**Overview**
**** [Psalms 123:1](../../../kjv/psalms/123/1), The godly profess their confidence in God; [Psalms 123:3](../../../kjv/psalms/123/3), and pray to be delivered from contempt.
This Psalm is probably a complaint of the captives in Babylon, relative to the contempt and cruel usage they received. [Psalms 120:1](../../../kjv/psalms/120/1), [Psalms 121:1](../../../kjv/psalms/121/1), [Psalms 122:1](../../../kjv/psalms/122/1), [Psalms 123:1](../../../kjv/psalms/123/1), [Psalms 124:1](../../../kjv/psalms/124/1), [Psalms 125:1](../../../kjv/psalms/125/1), [Psalms 126:1](../../../kjv/psalms/126/1), [Psalms 127:1](../../../kjv/psalms/127/1), [Psalms 128:1](../../../kjv/psalms/128/1) *titles [Psalms 129:1](../../../kjv/psalms/129/1), [Psalms 130:1](../../../kjv/psalms/130/1), [Psalms 131:1](../../../kjv/psalms/131/1), [Psalms 132:1](../../../kjv/psalms/132/1), [Psalms 133:1](../../../kjv/psalms/133/1), [Psalms 134:1](../../../kjv/psalms/134/1) *titles

**lift I:** [Psalms 25:15](../../../kjv/psalms/25/15), [Psalms 121:1](../../../kjv/psalms/121/1), [Psalms 141:8](../../../kjv/psalms/141/8), [Luke 18:13](../../../kjv/luke/18/13)
**O thou:** [Psalms 2:4](../../../kjv/psalms/2/4), [Psalms 11:4](../../../kjv/psalms/11/4), [Psalms 113:5](../../../kjv/psalms/113/5), [Psalms 113:6](../../../kjv/psalms/113/6), [Psalms 115:3](../../../kjv/psalms/115/3), [Isaiah 57:15](../../../kjv/isaiah/57/15), [Isaiah 66:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/66/1), [Matthew 6:9](../../../kjv/matthew/6/9)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 8:30](../../../kjv/1-kings/8/30) - and hear [2 Kings 19:14](../../../kjv/2-kings/19/14) - spread it [2 Chronicles 6:21](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/6/21) - thy dwelling place [2 Chronicles 20:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/20/12) - our eyes [Psalms 33:14](../../../kjv/psalms/33/14) - *General* [Psalms 34:5](../../../kjv/psalms/34/5) - They [Psalms 38:15](../../../kjv/psalms/38/15) - do [Psalms 136:26](../../../kjv/psalms/136/26) - the God of heaven [Isaiah 33:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/33/5) - he dwelleth [Isaiah 37:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/37/14) - and Hezekiah went [Isaiah 38:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/38/14) - mine eyes [Isaiah 63:15](../../../kjv/isaiah/63/15) - the habitation [Ezekiel 18:6](../../../kjv/ezekiel/18/6) - neither hath lifted [Daniel 4:34](../../../kjv/daniel/4/34) - lifted [John 11:41](../../../kjv/john/11/41) - And Jesus [John 17:1](../../../kjv/john/17/1) - and lifted

**as the eyes:** [Joshua 9:23](../../../kjv/joshua/9/23), [Joshua 9:27](../../../kjv/joshua/9/27), [Joshua 10:6](../../../kjv/joshua/10/6)
**so our eyes:** [Psalms 40:1-3](../../../kjv/psalms/40/1-3), [Psalms 119:82](../../../kjv/psalms/119/82), [Psalms 119:123-125](../../../kjv/psalms/119/123-125), [Psalms 130:5](../../../kjv/psalms/130/5), [Psalms 130:6](../../../kjv/psalms/130/6), [Genesis 32:26](../../../kjv/genesis/32/26), [Genesis 49:18](../../../kjv/genesis/49/18), [Lamentations 3:25](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/25), [Lamentations 3:26](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/26), [Luke 18:1](../../../kjv/luke/18/1)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 1:20](../../../kjv/1-kings/1/20) - the eyes [2 Kings 5:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/5/2) - waited on [2 Chronicles 20:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/20/12) - our eyes [Psalms 25:3](../../../kjv/psalms/25/3) - wait [Psalms 25:15](../../../kjv/psalms/25/15) - Mine [Psalms 34:5](../../../kjv/psalms/34/5) - They [Psalms 52:9](../../../kjv/psalms/52/9) - wait [Psalms 62:1](../../../kjv/psalms/62/1) - my soul [Psalms 141:8](../../../kjv/psalms/141/8) - mine eyes [Proverbs 27:18](../../../kjv/proverbs/27/18) - shall be [Isaiah 33:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/33/2) - be gracious [Isaiah 40:31](../../../kjv/isaiah/40/31) - they that [Ezekiel 18:6](../../../kjv/ezekiel/18/6) - neither hath lifted [Hosea 3:1](../../../kjv/hosea/3/1) - look [Hosea 12:6](../../../kjv/hosea/12/6) - wait [Zephaniah 3:8](../../../kjv/zephaniah/3/8) - wait [Ephesians 6:5](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/5) - be [Colossians 3:22](../../../kjv/colossians/3/22) - obey

**Have mercy:** [Psalms 56:1](../../../kjv/psalms/56/1), [Psalms 56:2](../../../kjv/psalms/56/2), [Psalms 57:1](../../../kjv/psalms/57/1), [Psalms 69:13-16](../../../kjv/psalms/69/13-16), [Luke 18:11-13](../../../kjv/luke/18/11-13)
**for we are:** [Psalms 44:13-16](../../../kjv/psalms/44/13-16), [Psalms 89:50](../../../kjv/psalms/89/50), [Psalms 89:51](../../../kjv/psalms/89/51), [Nehemiah 4:2-4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/4/2-4), [Isaiah 53:3](../../../kjv/isaiah/53/3), [Luke 16:14](../../../kjv/luke/16/14), [Luke 23:35](../../../kjv/luke/23/35)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Samuel 17:42](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/42) - disdained [1 Samuel 25:10](../../../kjv/1-samuel/25/10) - Who is David [2 Kings 18:23](../../../kjv/2-kings/18/23) - I will deliver [2 Kings 19:3](../../../kjv/2-kings/19/3) - This day [Nehemiah 4:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/4/4) - Hear [Job 12:5](../../../kjv/job/12/5) - of him [Job 19:15](../../../kjv/job/19/15) - count me [Job 35:12](../../../kjv/job/35/12) - because [Psalms 13:2](../../../kjv/psalms/13/2) - exalted [Psalms 31:18](../../../kjv/psalms/31/18) - speak [Psalms 36:11](../../../kjv/psalms/36/11) - foot [Psalms 52:9](../../../kjv/psalms/52/9) - wait [Psalms 119:22](../../../kjv/psalms/119/22) - Remove [Psalms 119:51](../../../kjv/psalms/119/51) - proud [Psalms 137:3](../../../kjv/psalms/137/3) - For there [Psalms 140:5](../../../kjv/psalms/140/5) - The proud [Proverbs 11:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/12) - that [Proverbs 14:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/2) - but [Proverbs 18:3](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/3) - *General* [Isaiah 36:8](../../../kjv/isaiah/36/8) - and I [Jeremiah 33:24](../../../kjv/jeremiah/33/24) - thus [Jeremiah 51:51](../../../kjv/jeremiah/51/51) - are confounded [Lamentations 3:14](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/14) - *General* [Lamentations 3:30](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/30) - filled [Lamentations 5:1](../../../kjv/lamentations/5/1) - behold [Ezekiel 36:6](../../../kjv/ezekiel/36/6) - *General* [Mark 5:40](../../../kjv/mark/5/40) - they

**with the scorning:** [Psalms 73:5-9](../../../kjv/psalms/73/5-9), [Psalms 119:51](../../../kjv/psalms/119/51), [Job 12:5](../../../kjv/job/12/5), [Job 16:4](../../../kjv/job/16/4), [Jeremiah 48:11](../../../kjv/jeremiah/48/11), [Jeremiah 48:27](../../../kjv/jeremiah/48/27), [Jeremiah 48:29](../../../kjv/jeremiah/48/29), [Acts 17:21](../../../kjv/acts/17/21), [Acts 17:32](../../../kjv/acts/17/32), [Acts 26:24](../../../kjv/acts/26/24), [1 Corinthians 4:13](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/4/13)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Samuel 17:42](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/42) - disdained [1 Samuel 25:10](../../../kjv/1-samuel/25/10) - Who is David [2 Kings 18:23](../../../kjv/2-kings/18/23) - I will deliver [2 Kings 19:3](../../../kjv/2-kings/19/3) - This day [Nehemiah 4:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/4/4) - Hear [Job 35:12](../../../kjv/job/35/12) - because [Psalms 13:2](../../../kjv/psalms/13/2) - exalted [Psalms 17:10](../../../kjv/psalms/17/10) - with [Psalms 31:18](../../../kjv/psalms/31/18) - speak [Psalms 36:11](../../../kjv/psalms/36/11) - foot [Psalms 44:13](../../../kjv/psalms/44/13) - scorn [Psalms 69:20](../../../kjv/psalms/69/20) - Reproach [Psalms 119:22](../../../kjv/psalms/119/22) - Remove [Psalms 137:3](../../../kjv/psalms/137/3) - For there [Psalms 140:5](../../../kjv/psalms/140/5) - The proud [Proverbs 11:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/12) - that [Proverbs 14:2](../../../kjv/proverbs/14/2) - but [Proverbs 18:3](../../../kjv/proverbs/18/3) - *General* [Isaiah 36:8](../../../kjv/isaiah/36/8) - and I [Jeremiah 33:24](../../../kjv/jeremiah/33/24) - thus [Jeremiah 43:2](../../../kjv/jeremiah/43/2) - all the [Jeremiah 49:31](../../../kjv/jeremiah/49/31) - wealthy nation [Jeremiah 51:51](../../../kjv/jeremiah/51/51) - are confounded [Lamentations 3:14](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/14) - *General* [Lamentations 5:1](../../../kjv/lamentations/5/1) - behold [Ezekiel 36:6](../../../kjv/ezekiel/36/6) - *General* [Mark 5:40](../../../kjv/mark/5/40) - they [John 8:22](../../../kjv/john/8/22) - Will

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