Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. New Living Translation Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. English Standard Version Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Berean Standard Bible Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. King James Bible Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. New King James Version Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. New American Standard Bible Be gracious to us, LORD, be gracious to us, For we have had much more than enough of contempt. NASB 1995 Be gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious to us, For we are greatly filled with contempt. NASB 1977 Be gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious to us; For we are greatly filled with contempt. Legacy Standard Bible Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, For we are greatly saturated with contempt. Amplified Bible Be gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious and favorable toward us, For we are greatly filled with contempt. Christian Standard Bible Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt. Holman Christian Standard Bible Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt. American Standard Version Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Show mercy upon us, LORD JEHOVAH, show mercy upon us, because of the multitude of the contempt which we have heard! Brenton Septuagint Translation Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Contemporary English Version Please have mercy, LORD! We have been insulted more than we can stand, Douay-Rheims Bible Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt. English Revised Version Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. GOD'S WORD® Translation Have pity on us, O LORD. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt. Good News Translation Be merciful to us, LORD, be merciful; we have been treated with so much contempt. International Standard Version Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt. JPS Tanakh 1917 Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; For we are full sated with contempt. Literal Standard Version Favor us, O YHWH, favor us, | For we have been greatly filled with contempt, Majority Standard Bible Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. New American Bible Show us favor, LORD, show us favor, for we have our fill of contempt. NET Bible Show us favor, O LORD, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some. New Revised Standard Version Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. New Heart English Bible Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. Webster's Bible Translation Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. World English Bible Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. Young's Literal Translation Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Lift Up My Eyes to You…2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy. 3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. 4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.… Cross References Nehemiah 4:4 Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity. Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer. Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Psalm 119:22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies. Ezekiel 36:6 Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations. Treasury of Scripture Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. have mercy Psalm 56:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, 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… Psalm 57:1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, 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. Psalm 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… for we are Psalm 44:13-16 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us… Psalm 89:50,51 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; … 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? … Jump to Previous Contempt Endured Enough Exceedingly Favour Filled Full Gracious Greatly Mercy SatedJump to Next Contempt Endured Enough Exceedingly Favour Filled Full Gracious Greatly Mercy SatedPsalm 123 1. The godly profess their confidence in God3. And pray to be delivered from contempt (3) Exceedingly filled.--Or, sated more than enough.Verse 3. - Have mercy upon us, O Lord; have mercy upon us. The cry is repeated for greater emphasis. For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. This expression can scarcely be said to fix the date of the psalm, since hatred and contempt were the usual feelings wherewith the Jews were regarded by their neighbors. But the time of Nehemiah would certainly be no unsuitable date (see Nehemiah 4:4). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Have mercy on us,חָנֵּ֣נוּ (ḥān·nê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore O LORD, יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel have mercy, חָנֵּ֑נוּ (ḥān·nê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction we have endured שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ (śā·ḇa‘·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited much רַ֝֗ב (raḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great contempt. בֽוּז׃ (ḇūz) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 937: Disrespect Links Psalm 123:3 NIVPsalm 123:3 NLT Psalm 123:3 ESV Psalm 123:3 NASB Psalm 123:3 KJV Psalm 123:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 123:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 123:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 123:3 French Bible Psalm 123:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 123:3 Have mercy on us Yahweh have mercy (Psalm Ps Psa.) |