Psalm 123:3 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Have pity on us, O LORD. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

BBE:

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.

DBY:

Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

ERV:

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

JPS:

Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.

WBS:

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

WEB:

Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

YLT:

Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

Psalm 123:3 Cross References

XREF:

Nehemiah 4:4 Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their reproach on their own heads and give them up for plunder in a land of captivity.

Psalm 4:1 For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Psalm 51:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 119:22 Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

123:3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are {b} exceedingly filled with contempt.
(b) He declares that when the faithful are so full that they cannot endure the oppression and scorning of the wicked any more, there is always help above, if with hungry desires they call for it.

MHC:

123:1-4 Confidence in God under contempt. - Our Lord Jesus has taught us to look unto God in prayer as our Father in heaven. In every prayer a good man lifts up his soul to God; especially when in trouble. We desire mercy from him; we hope he will show us mercy, and we will continue waiting on him till it come. The eyes of a servant are to his master's directing hand, expecting that he will appoint him his work. And also to his supplying hand. Servants look to their master or their mistress for their portion of meat in due season. And to God we must look for daily bread, for grace sufficient; from him we must receive it thankfully. Where can we look for help but to our Master? And, further, to his protecting hand. If the servant is wronged and injured in his work, who should right him, but his master? And to his correcting hand. Whither should sinners turn but to him that smote them? They humble themselves under God's mighty hand. And lastly, to his rewarding hand. Hypocrites look to the world's hand, thence they have their reward; but true Christians look to God as their Master and their Rewarder. God's people find little mercy with men; but this is their comfort, that with the Lord there is mercy. Scorning and contempt have been, are, and are likely to be, the lot of God's people in this world. It is hard to bear; but the servants of God should not complain if they are treated as his beloved Son was. Let us then, when ready to faint under trials, look unto Jesus, and by faith and prayer cast ourselves upon the mercy of God.

CONC:

Contempt Endured Exceedingly Favour Filled Full Gracious Greatly Mercy O Sated

Contempt Endured Enough Exceedingly Favour Filled Full Gracious Greatly Mercy Sated

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