Psalms 123:3
What does Psalms 123:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 123:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Context
v.2Behold, as the eyes of servantslook unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyeslook unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
v.3This passage
v.4Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
- Psalms 44:13
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.
- Psalms 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
- Isaiah 53:3
He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
- Nehemiah 4:2
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? 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 rubbish, seeing they are burned?
- Psalms 57:1
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
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