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


In Context

1 A Song of degrees. To thee I raise my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he shall 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.

Psalm 123:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy on us, O Lord , have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

123:3Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

123:3Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.