Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Have mercy
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Bible References
Have mercy
Psalm 56:1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.
Psalm 57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
Psalm 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
For we are
Psalm 44:13
You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to those around us.
You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors,
A scoffing and a derision to those around us.
Psalm 89:50
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced];
How I bear inmy heart the reproach of all the many peoples,
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced];
How I bear in
Nehemiah 4:2
He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of dust and rubbish, even the ones that have been burned?”
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were sneering and ridiculing Him.
Luke 23:35
Now the people stood by, watching; but even the rulers ridiculed and sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others [from death]; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) of God, His Chosen One.”
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Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).
When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,
And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).
Lamentations 3:14
I have become the [object of] ridicule to all my people,
And [the subject of] their mocking song all the day.
I have become the [object of] ridicule to all my people,
And [the subject of] their mocking song all the day.
Ezekiel 36:6
Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy (love for that which is Mine) and in My wrath because you have endured the [shameful] insults of the nations.’