Psalm 123:1
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Cross-references
Psalm 11:4 also describes the LORD's throne in heaven and adds that His eyes examine humanity — expanding on God's heavenly vantage.
Psalm 121:1 shares the exact opening phrase 'I lift up my eyes', though there the gaze initially goes to hills before clarifying help from the LORD.
Psalm 141:8 echoes the same directing of eyes toward God as refuge, adding an explicit plea for protection.
Psalm 33:14 pictures God enthroned in heaven looking down—the reverse perspective of the psalmist's upward gaze, both affirming God's sovereign seat.
Psalm 34:5 says 'those who look to him are radiant'—the same action of looking to God, promising blessing for the psalmist's posture.
Psalm 136:26 gives thanks to the 'God of heaven', directly affirming the psalmist's address to the One enthroned in the heavens.
Psalm 113:6 continues by saying God 'looks far down' on heaven and earth — the downward gaze that complements the upward gaze of Psalm 123.
In Psalm 25:15, the same posture of eyes toward the LORD expresses trust in deliverance, reinforcing the theme of dependent looking.
In Luke 18:13, the tax collector deliberately does not lift his eyes to heaven — a contrasting posture of humility before God.
Isaiah 57:15 describes God as 'high and lifted up' dwelling in the high place — the same exalted position the Psalmist lifts his eyes to.
John 17:1 again shows Jesus lifting His eyes to heaven as He prays — reinforcing the posture of looking to God who dwells in heaven.
In 1 Kings 8:30, Solomon prays God hears from heaven His dwelling place—echoing the psalmist's lifted eyes to the enthroned God.
John 11:41 shows Jesus lifting His eyes to heaven in prayer — a NT reflection of the same gesture of dependence on the Father.
Daniel 4:34 records Nebuchadnezzar lifting his eyes to heaven and blessing God — an exact action and attitude as in Psalm 123:1.
Ezekiel 18:6 warns against lifting eyes to idols — the opposite of lifting eyes to God, contrasting true worship.
Isaiah 63:15 calls on God to look down from heaven — the reverse perspective of lifting eyes to Him who dwells there.
Isaiah 38:14 has Hezekiah's eyes failing with looking upward to God — a direct parallel to lifting eyes to heaven in distress.
Isaiah 33:5 echoes that the LORD dwells on high, reinforcing the same image of God enthroned in heaven.
In 2 Chronicles 20:12, Jehoshaphat declares 'our eyes are on you'—a direct verbal parallel to the psalmist's lifting of eyes to God.
2 Chronicles 6:21 repeats Solomon's prayer: God dwells in heaven and hears prayers toward the temple—aligning with the psalmist's upward gaze.