Psalms 123:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 123:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 123:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 123:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 123:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 123:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 123:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 123:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 123:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 123:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 123:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 123:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Haue mercie vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs: for we haue suffered too much contempt.”

Psalms 123:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 123:3 in Context — Psalms 123

1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

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.

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

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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What Does Psalms 123:3 Mean?

Psalms 123:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 123. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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