Psalm 123:1

Psalm 123:1

I lift up my eyes to You

This is a very short Psalm and is simply a plea for the Lord God to show mercy to His people. The perpetrators of their troubles are the proud and arrogant and, clearly, the writer and his contemporaries have had enough! 

 

V1        The author of this Psalm is representing a group of people, not just himself; it is most likely that he speaks for the whole nation of Israel. The same tactics and principles apply when the arrogant trample on others, be it in the school playground, or in conflicts between nations, or when tyrants use threats in the home, and anything else in between. Some of us can remember being trampled on by bullies at school; boys, and girls, who were stronger, bigger and who had attitude. It was a bit of a surprise to me, as a young man, when I met the same arrogance in a London office or even in the church! In truth, the proud and arrogant are everywhere and they always use intimidation, superior strength and pompous threats while they exercise their self-important supremacy over those who are weaker. 

If we suffer from this kind of treatment, then let’s lift up our eyes to the Lord and recognise who it is we serve. He sits enthroned in heaven, He is far greater, more powerful and awesome that any petty little human who struts his or her stuff! Our God looms over them all like a giant’s shadow and, believe me, they will have to answer to Him some day. We can take our complaints to Him with the calm assurance that He will hear, He will answer, and He will ultimately bring our persecutors to account. Let’s never forget how important we are to Him and how much stronger is He who is for us than those who are against us. The one who will ensure eternal justice and righteousness for His people will always prevail. Hallelujah!