Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 123:4
4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
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
2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy. 3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
Read all of Psalms 123Psalms 123:4 word by word
רַבַּת֮ שָֽׂבְעָה־לָּ֪הּ נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ הַלַּ֥עַג הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים הַ֝בּ֗וּז לִגְאֵי יוֹנִים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 123:4
- Psalms 73:5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
- Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
- Job 12:5The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Job 16:4I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
- Jeremiah 48:11Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
- Acts 17:21Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
- Acts 26:24At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
- 1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
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
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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
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