Psalms 123:3
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
In Context
4For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:16And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.
Nehemiah 4:2And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?
Psalms 4:1To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 44:14\44:13\You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
Psalms 57:1To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.
Psalms 89:50\89:49\Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 123:2-4
Grateful Acknowledgments. 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. We have… Read the whole commentary →