Our Eyes Look To YAHWEH Our GOD, Till HE Shows Us HIS mercy

"To YOU, I lift up my eyes;

to YOU, whose throne is in heaven.

As the eyes of servants look

to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of maids look

to the hand of their mistress,

so our eyes look to YAHWEH our GOD,

till HE shows us HIS mercy.

- Psalm 123:1-2

(The exiles returned from Babylon to a ruined city and a neglected land.  This short hymn expresses the trust that upheld this 'remnant of Israel.'  The mute appeal of the 'eyes' marks the simplicity of the psalm.  It is so simple, indeed, that it would scarcely seem to need adapting to a true Christian heart.  The eyes that we turn to GOD are the eyes of a child sure that it is loved, they are not the eyes of an anxious servant.  Bidding us say: 'FATHER!' our LORD would have us think of ourselves, as children.  Let us sing this psalm like a child.)

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