Psalms 123:3
Verily they would have swallowed us up alive, 1 When their wrath was kindled against us: 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
In Context
2If it had not been that the Lord was among us, 1 When men rose up against us; 1
4Verily the water would have drowned us, 1 Our soul would have gone under the torrent. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:16And it came to pass as the ark arrived at the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw King David dancing and playing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
Psalms 4:1For the end, a Song of David among the Psalms. 1
Psalms 44:14All her glory is that of the daughter of the king of Heshbon, 1 Robed as she is in golden fringed garments,
Psalms 57:1For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial. 1
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 →