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Psalms 123:1 open_in_new
Title.. Song, &c. Same as Psalms 120:1.
dwellest in the heavens. The reference is to 2 Kings 19:16 and Isaiah 37:16.
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Psalms 123:2 open_in_new
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
as. Figure of speech Simile. App-6.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
have mercy. Be gracious. Figure of speech Anaphora. App-6.
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Psalms 123:3 open_in_new
contempt. the mockery. Compare Psalms 119:22, referring to Rab-shakeh.
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Psalms 123:4 open_in_new
Our soul. we. Hebrew. nephesh (App-13).
scorning. the scoffing. The reference is to the scoffing of Sennacherib and Rab-shakeh (2 Kings 18:19-35; 2 Kings 19:8-13; 2 Chronicles 32:10-19; Isaiah 36:4-21; Isaiah 37:8-13). App-67.
at ease. Same Hebrew as "tumult" in 2 Kings 19:28, and Isaiah 37:29.
proud. proud oppressors.