Psalm 123 Study Notes

Ps 123 title On ascents, see note at Ps 120 title.

123:1 There is humility as well as confidence in this picture of a supplicant before his God.

123:2 A servant might watch his master’s hand intently for a gesture that would signify approval.

123:3-4 The Hebrew term for contempt (buz) is related to the verb despise (31:18; 107:40; Is 37:22).