Psalms 123:3

Be gracious, be gracious to us, Lord. Scorn enough, and more, have we borne

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2As the eyes of a servant turn to the hand of his master, or the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so do our eyes turn to the Lord our God, until he is gracious to us.

4More than enough have we borne of derision from those at their ease, of scorn from those who are haughty.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:1Answer my cry, God, my defender. Often from straits you have brought me to spacious places. So now show me your favor and hear my prayer.

Psalms 44:14O’er the world you have made us a byword, the nations at us shake their heads.

Psalms 57:1Be gracious, O God, be gracious to me, for in you I take shelter. In your sheltering wings I take refuge, till ruin be over past.

Psalms 89:50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, how I bear in my heart the scorn of all nations

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 →

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