--- title: "Psalms 123 - Study King James Bible with barnes notes on the whole bible" description: "Read Psalms 123 with barnes notes on the whole bible commentary. 1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the ey" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/barnes-notes-on-the-whole-bible/psalms/123" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/123)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/123)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/123) Audio 1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 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. 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, *and* with the contempt of the proud. [Psalms 122](/study/psalms/122) [Psalms 124](/study/psalms/124) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Unto thee -**To God. **Lift I up mine eyes -**In supplication and prayer. Nature prompts us to look up when we address God, as if he dwelt above us. It is the natural prompting of the heart that he must be the most exalted of all beings, dwelling above all. See [Psalms 121:1](/kjv/psalms/121/1). **O thou that dwellest in the heavens -**Whose home - whose special home - is in heaven - above the sky. This is in accordance with the common feelings of people, and the common description of God in the Bible, though it is true also that God is everywhere. 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