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] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us. 3Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Psalms 123:4 word by word

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

• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• easeשַׁאֲנָןsha'ănân · secureH7600
• contemptבּוּזbûz · contemptH937

Cross-references for Psalms 123:4

• Psalms 73:5They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
• Psalms 119:51The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
• Job 12:5He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
• Job 16:4I also could speak as ye: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join together words against you, and shake my head at you;
• Jeremiah 48:11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
• Acts 17:21Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.
• Acts 26:24And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.
• 1 Corinthians 4:13insulted, we entreat: we are become as [the] offscouring of the world, [the] refuse of all, 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