Psalms 123:4

Psalms 123:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
• New International Version (NIV)We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

Context of Psalms 123:4

2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He is gracious and favorable toward us. 3Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us, For we are greatly filled with contempt. Our soul is greatly filled With the scoffing of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud [who disregard God’s law].

Psalms 123:4 word by word

רַבַּת֮ שָֽׂבְעָה־לָּ֪הּ נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ הַלַּ֥עַג הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים הַ֝בּ֗וּז לִגְאֵי יוֹנִים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• is exceedinglyרַבrab · manyH7227
• filledשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• with the scorningלַ֫עַגla‛ag · derisionH3933
• of those that are at easeשַׁאֲנָןsha'ănân · secureH7600
• with the contemptבּוּזbûz · contemptH937
• of the proudגַּאֲיוֹןga'ăyôn · proudH1349
• of the proudגֵּאֶהge'eh · proudH1343
• of the proudיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238

Cross-references for Psalms 123:4

• Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
• Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly ridicule me, Yet I do not turn away from Your law.
• Job 12:5He who is at ease has contempt for misfortune, But misfortune is ready [and anxiously waiting] for those whose feet slip.
• Job 16:4I also could speak like you, If you were in my place; I could compose and join words together against you And shake my head at you.
• Jeremiah 48:11“Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has also been undisturbed, and settled like wine on his dregs, And he has not been emptied from one vessel to another, Nor has he gone into exile. Therefore his flavor remains in him, And his scent has not changed.
• Acts 17:21(Now all the Athenians and the foreigners visiting there used to spend their [leisure] time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
• Acts 26:24While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:13When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.

Commentaries on Psalms 123:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Those that are at ease - The Babylonians, who, having subdued all the people of the neighboring nations, lived at ease, had none to contend with them, and now became luxurious, indolent, and insolent: they were contemptuous and proud.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Our soul is exceedingly filled - Thoroughly sated. This verse states the nature and the source of the contempt which they were called to bear. With the scorning of those that are at ease - According to one view of these “Psalms of Degrees” (see the Introduction to Psalm 120:1-7) this would be an instance of an “ascent” in the sense, or of the going up of the thought, where in Psalm 123:3 there was mention made in general of “contempt,” and in this verse…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4This lament about the psalmist's humble position shows strong trust in the Lord (Psalm 123:1–2). The psalmist prays for God's favor on the community because evil surrounds them (Psalm 123:3–4). The poet looks beyond Jerusalem (Psalm 122) to God's throne in heaven.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. of those that are at ease--self-complacently, disregarding God's law, and despising His people.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 123:4

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 123

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings