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

2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor. 3Show us favor, Lord, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt. We’ve had more than enough scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud.

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 like others; they are not afflicted like most people.
• Psalms 119:51The arrogant constantly ridicule me, but I do not turn away from your instruction.
• Job 12:5The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.
• Job 16:4If you were in my place I could also talk like you. I could string words together against you and shake my head at you.
• Jeremiah 48:11Moab has been left quiet since his youth, settled like wine on its dregs. He hasn’t been poured from one container to another or gone into exile. So his taste has remained the same, and his aroma hasn’t changed.
• Acts 17:21Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.
• Acts 26:24As he was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.

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