Psalm 123:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

We have here, I. The solemn profession which God's people make of faith and hope in God, Ps. 123:1, 2. Observe, 1. The title here given to God: O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Our Lord Jesus has taught us, in prayer, to have an eye to God as our Father in heaven; not that he is confined there, but there especially he manifests his glory, as the King in his court. Heaven is a place of prospect and a place of power; he that dwells there beholds thence all the calamities of his people and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease ,.... That are in easy and affluent circumstances; abound in the things of this world, and have more than heart can wish; have no outward trouble, as other men, or as the saints have; nor any uneasiness of mind, on account of sin and their eternal state: they have been at ease from their youth; Satan, that has the possession of them, keeps the goods in peace; and their consciences are seared as with a red hot iron,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 123:4

Those that are at ease - The Babylonians, who, having subdued all the people of the neighboring nations, lived at ease, had none to contend with them, and now became luxurious, indolent, and insolent: they were contemptuous and proud. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes. These psalms are called "Songs of Degrees." For some thought that they were sung on the steps that led from one court to another in the temple of the Lord, and so they were called the songs of degrees, or steps. But though this explanation has been long abandoned, nevertheless, in these psalms, thus far, there has been an ascent as from step to step. See the sadness of the first of them ( Psalms 120:1-7 .). That rises to trust in the blessed keeping of God.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

The ultimate Refuge. "Unto thee lift I up mine eyes," etc. "This psalm," says J. J. S. Perowne, "is either the sigh of the exile towards the close of the Captivity, looking in faith and patience for the deliverance which he hoped was now at hand; or the sigh of those who, having returned, were still exposed to the scorn and contempt of the Samaritans and others who harassed and insulted the Jews." God was their Refuge from such men, as he is the ultimate Refuge from all the ills and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:3-4

Contempt a sore trial. The returned exiles found the contemptuous treatment of their neighbors the hardest thing to bear. Contempt is always hard to bear; but it is hardest to bear when we have an inward and painful conviction that we are so weak and poor that the contempt is in no way unreasonable. Those are just the times when we want a kindly word and a sign of confidence and hope, and then we feel most deeply if, instead, we are scorned, made a laughing-stock, and disheartened. That... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease ; i . e . the careless and irreligious the nation that has to pass through this period; e . g . Israel in Egypt, and again the Jews in Babylon; or, in modern times, Poland or the Italian Duchies, or the kingdom of the Two Sicilies; or it may be II. OUR REFUGE IN GOD . ( Psalms 123:1 , Psalms 123:2 .) When we have vainly looked around for help from man, "we lift up our eyes" to God—to him... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 123:4

Our soul is exceedingly filled - Thoroughly sated. This verse states the nature and the source of the contempt which they were called to bear.With the scorning of those that are at ease - According to one view of these “Psalms of Degrees” (see the Introduction to Psalms 120:1-7) this would be an instance of an “ascent” in the sense, or of the going up of the thought, where in Psalms 123:3 there was mention made in general of “contempt,” and in this verse the thought is carried onward and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 123:3-4

Psalms 123:3-4 . Have mercy upon us, O Lord O be gracious unto us, and in much mercy help and save us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt Loaded with opprobrious words and injuries. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the contempt of the proud With the scornful and contemptuous carriage of thine and our enemies, who live in great ease and glory, while we, thy people, are overwhelmed with manifold calamities. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

Psalms 120-124 To Jerusalem for worshipEach of the fifteen Psalms 120:0 to 134 is entitled ‘A Song of Ascents’ (RSV; NIV). These psalms were apparently sung by worshippers from the country areas as they made the journey up to Jerusalem for the various annual festivals.Whether or not the psalms were written for this purpose, they have been arranged in a sequence that reflects the feelings of the travellers. They provide expressions of worship for the travellers as they set out from distant... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 123:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 123:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 123:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 123:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 123:3-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 123:1-4

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