1 Raja-raja 22:19

22:19 Micaiah ¹  said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

Mazmur 123:1

Psalm 123 ² 

A song of ascents. ³ 

123:1 I look up ⁴  toward you,

the one enthroned ⁵  in heaven.

[22:19]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[123:1]  ² sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis.

[123:1]  ³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[123:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “I lift my eyes.”

[123:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “sitting.” The Hebrew verb יָשַׁב (yashav) is here used metonymically of “sitting enthroned” (see Pss 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 102:12).