Psalms 123:3

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.

Context of Psalms 123:3

1I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. 2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. 4We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.

Psalms 123:3 word by word

חָנֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Have mercyחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• upon us, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• upon us: for we are exceedinglyרַבrab · manyH7227
• filledשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• with contemptבּוּזbûz · contemptH937

Cross-references for Psalms 123:3

• Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
• Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
• Psalms 69:13But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
• Psalms 44:13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
• Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
• Nehemiah 4:2and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
• Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the 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