Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Amplified


Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.

Darby Translation

Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Julia Smith Translation

Compassionate us, O Jehovah, compassionate us: for we were much filled with contempt

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.

Modern King James verseion

Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with scorn.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly despised.

NET Bible

Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

New Heart English Bible

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

The Emphasized Bible

Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

Webster

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

World English Bible

Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Youngs Literal Translation

Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 123:3

Images Psalm 123:3

Context Readings

Looking For God's Favor

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Jehovah our God, until he is gracious to us. 3 Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
4 We are filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Cross References

Nehemiah 4:2-4

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said: What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they make themselves strong? Will they make offerings? Will they get the work done in a day? Will they make the stones that have been burned come again out of the dust?

Psalm 4:1

([Psalm of David]) Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my trouble. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

Psalm 44:13-16

You made us a reproach to our neighbors and an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.

Psalm 56:1-2

([Psalm of David]) Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me. Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

Psalm 57:1

([Psalm of David]) Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me for I take refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge until disaster has passed.

Psalm 69:13-16

But as for me, my prayer is to you, Jehovah, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

Psalm 89:50-51

Jehovah, remember the reproach of your servant. Remember how I have carried in my heart the insults from so many people.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.

Luke 16:14

Hearing this the Pharisees made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Luke 18:11-13

The Pharisee stood and prayed like this: God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

Luke 23:35

The people stood watching while the rulers scoffed at him, saying: He saved others let him save himself if this is his chosen, the Christ of God.

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