Psalms 123:1 «A Song of degrees. » Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Ver. 1. _Unto thee lift I up mine eyes_] Praying by them rather than by words, mine afflictions having swollen my heart too big for my mouth. _See Trapp on "_ Psa 121:1 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 2. _Behold, as the eyes of servants_] For direction, defence, maintenance, mercy in ti... [ Continue Reading ]
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Ver. 3. _Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy_] This is _preces fundere, coelum tundere, misericordiam extorquere,_ as Tertullian hath it; to wring mercy out of God's holy hands, by our utmost importunity... [ Continue Reading ]
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud. Ver. 4. _Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease_] And therehence insolent and unsufferable, for κορος υβριν τικτει, ease breedeth forgetfulness, yea,... [ Continue Reading ]