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

2We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. 3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.

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 don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
• Psalms 119:51The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions.
• Job 12:5People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling.
• Job 16:4I could say the same things if you were in my place. I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
• Jeremiah 48:11“From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. He has not been poured from flask to flask, and he is now fragrant and smooth.
• Acts 17:21(It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)
• Acts 26:24Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”
• 1 Corinthians 4:13We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.

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