Psalms 123 · Verse 3

Psalms 123:3

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms 123:3, King James Version

Psalms 123:3 in other translations

BSBHave mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
WEBHave mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
ASVHave mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
YLTFavour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
DARBYBe gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
BBEHave mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
WebsterHave mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

What does Psalms 123:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. contempt--was that of the heathen, and, perhaps, Samaritans (Ne 1:3; 2:19).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Have 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 123:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חָנֵּ֣נוּcha.Ne.nushow favor to usH2603
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
חָנֵּ֑נוּcha.Ne.nushow favor to usH2603
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
רַ֝֗בRavmuchH7227
שָׂבַ֥עְנוּsa.Va'.nuwe have been surfeitedH7646
בֽוּז\׃VuzcontemptH937

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Cross references for Psalms 123:3

  • Psalms 57:1

    To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

  • Luke 18:11-13

    The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

  • Psalms 89:50-51

    Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

  • Nehemiah 4:2-4

    And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

  • Psalms 4:1

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

  • Luke 23:35

    And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

  • Isaiah 53:3

    He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  • Psalms 69:13-16

    But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

  • Luke 16:14

    And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

  • Psalms 56:1-2

    To the chief Musician upon Jonath–elem–rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

  • Psalms 44:13-16

    Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Have mercy.
56:1,2; 57:1; 69:13-16; Lu 18:11-13
for we are.
44:13-16; 89:50,51; Ne 4:2-4; Isa 53:3; Lu 16:14; 23:35

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Context

  • Psalms 123:2

    Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

  • Psalms 123:3

    Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

  • Psalms 123:4

    Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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Psalms 123:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ten misericordia de nosotros, oh Jehová, ten misericordia de nosotros; porque estamos muy hartos de menosprecio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Use de grâce envers nous, ô Éternel! use de grâce envers nous; car nous sommes, outre mesure, rassasiés de mépris.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sei uns gnädig, Jehova, sei uns gnädig! denn reichlich sind wir mit Verachtung gesättigt;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
forte vivos deglutissent nos; cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,