Psa 123:1 | NET2full | STEP | A song of ascents . I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven .

‏ Psalms 123:1

Psalm 123 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis.}

A song of ascents. ^{▼▼sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.}

1 I look up ^{▼▼tn Heb “I lift my eyes.”} toward you,
the one enthroned ^{▼▼tn Heb “sitting.” The Hebrew verb יָשַׁב (yashav) is here used metonymically of “sitting enthroned” (see Pss 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 102:12).} in heaven.

‏ Psalms 123:1

Psalm 123 ▼▼sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis.

Psalm 123 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis.}