John Trapp on Psalms 123

PSAL. CXXIII.

VNto thee life I up mine eyes] Praying by them rather than by words, mine afflictions having ſwoln my heart too bigge for my mouth. See the [illegible: 1 span] Pſal. 121.1.

Verſ. 2. Behold as the eyes of ſervants] For direction, defence, maintenance, mercy in time of correction, help when the ſervice is over-hard, &c. ſo do our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, viz. for direction, and benediction.

Verſ. 3. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, have mercy] This is prece[illegible: 1 letter] fundere, calum tundere, miſericerdiem exterquert, as Tertulli[illegible: 1 letter]n hath it: to wring mercy out of Gods holy hands, by out utmoſt importunity.

For we are exceedingly filled with contempt] We are made the very ſc[illegible: 2 letters] and ſcorn of our proud imperious enemies. This the nature of man is very impatient of, and can hardly brook: for there is none ſo mean but holdeth himſelf worthy of ſome regard; and a reproachful ſcorn ſheweth an utter diſ-reſpect, which iſſueth from the very ſuperfluity of malice.

Verſ. 4. Our ſoul is exceedingly filled with the ſcorn of thoſe that are at eaſe] And there-hence inſolent, and unſufferable, [non-Latin text not transcribed], fulneſs breedeth forgetfulneſs, yea it maketh men ſcornful, and wrongful to others.