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

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. 3Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some. We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of 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 immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.
• Psalms 119:51Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
• Job 12:5For calamity, there is derision (according to the ideas of the fortunate) – a fate for those whose feet slip!
• Job 16:4I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could pile up words against you and I could shake my head at you.
• Jeremiah 48:11“From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged.
• Acts 17:21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)
• Acts 26:24As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, “You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
• 1 Corinthians 4:13when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even 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