Psalms 123:4
Our soul is filled to the full with the scorn of those who are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD! have mercy upon us, For we are overwhelmed with contempt!
Cross References
Job 12:5To calamity belongeth contempt in the mind of one at ease; It is ready for them that slip with the feet.
Psalms 73:5They have not the woes of other men, Neither are they smitten like other men.
Isaiah 32:9Arise, hear my voice, ye women that are at ease! Give ear to my speech, ye careless daughters!
Jeremiah 48:11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, And he hath settled on his lees, And hath not been drawn off from vessel to vessel, Neither hath he gone into captivity; Therefore his taste hath remained in him, And his flavor hath not changed.
Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of the pride of Moab; He hath been exceeding proud; His loftiness and his arrogance, His pride and the haughtiness of his heart.
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 →