Psalm 123:3

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

Nehemiah 4:2-4

before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria, and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”

Psalm 4:1

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Psalm 44:13-16

You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.

Psalm 56:1-2

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.

Psalm 57:1

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave.Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in You.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until danger passes.

Psalm 69:13-16

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

Psalm 89:50-51

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

Luke 18:11-13

The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Luke 23:35

The people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing: “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Psalm 123:3

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

Have mercy

For we are

General references

Proverbs 18:3

Lamentations 3:14

Ezekiel 36:6

Bible References

Have mercy

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.