New English Translation
Psalms 123:3
3Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.
Psalms 123:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- New International Version (NIV)Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Context of Psalms 123:3
1I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor. Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some. 4We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
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חָנֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 123:3
- Psalms 56:1Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.
- Psalms 69:13O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.
- Psalms 44:13You made us an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
- Psalms 89:50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people!
- Nehemiah 4:2and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
- Luke 16:14The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
- Luke 23:35The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
Commentaries on Psalms 123:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Have mercy upon us, O Lord - Chastise us no more; we will no more revolt against thee. We are exceedingly filled with contempt - We not only suffer grievously from our captivity, but are treated in the most contemptuous maner by our masters.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us - The language of earnest pleading, repeating with emphasis the object of the prayer. The supplicants are represented as standing and urging this petition, feeling that help could come only from God; looking only to him; and watching his countenance, as servants do their master‘s. For we are exceedingly filled - The Hebrew word used here means to be saturated; to have the appetite fully satisfied - as applied…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. 33. contempt--was that of the heathen, and, perhaps, Samaritans (Ne 1:3; 2:19).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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