Psalms 123:3
“Haue mercy vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercy vpon vs: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.”
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Psalms 123:3 Context
1[A song of degrees.] Vnto thee lift I vp mine eyes: O thou that dwellest in the heauens. 2Beholde, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their Masters, and as the eyes of a maiden, vnto the hand of her mistresse: so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God, vntill that he haue mercy vpon vs. 3Haue mercy vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercy vpon vs: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4Our soule is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease: and with the contempt of the proud.
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Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- King James Version
Be gracious to us, O LORD, be gracious to us, For we are greatly filled with contempt.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
- Basic English Bible
Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- Darby Bible
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- Webster's Bible
Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
- World English Bible
Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible