Have mercy: Psalms 56:1-2, Psalms 57:1, Psalms 69:13-16; Luke 18:11-13
for we are: Psalms 44:13-16, Psalms 89:50-51; Nehemiah 4:2-4; Isaiah 53:3; Luke 16:14, Luke 23:35
Bible Commentary
Psalms 123:3
Psalms 123:3
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Psalms 123:3
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Psalms 123 — OverviewPsalms 123 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm was penned at a time when the church of God was brought low
and trampled upon; some think it was when the Jews were captives in
Babylon, though that was not the only time that they were insulted over…Psalms 123 — OverviewPsalms 123 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 123:1, The godly profess their confidence in God; 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…Psalms 123 — OverviewPsalms 123 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees. This psalm is not thought to be written by David, but by some other person in later times; and at a time, as is clear, when the people of God were much exposed to the scorn and contempt of men. Dr.…Psalms 123:1-4Psalms 123:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here,
I. The solemn profession which God's people make of faith and hope in
God, v. 1, 2. Observe, 1. The title here given to God: O thou that
dwellest in the heavens. Our Lord Jesus has taught us, in…Psalms 123:1-4Psalms 123:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONPsalms 123:1-4Psalms 123:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryUnto 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…