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Psalms 123:3

123:2 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.
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

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

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

123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

What does Psalms 123:3 mean?

Psalms 123:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָנַן (chânan), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), רַב (rab).

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Have
mercyחָנַןchânan/khaw-nan'/H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
upon
us,
O
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
have
mercyחָנַןchânan/khaw-nan'/H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
upon
us:
for
we
are
exceedinglyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
filledשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
with
contempt.בּוּזbûwz/booz/H937disrespect

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 123:3.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

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What does Psalms 123:3 say?

Psalms 123:3 (King James Version) reads: "Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt."

Is Psalms 123:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 123:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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