Psalms 123:4

123:3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

KJV

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

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

What does Psalms 123:4 mean?

Psalms 123:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), רַב (rab), שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Our

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

exceedinglyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

filledשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

with

the

scorningלַעַגlaʻag/lah'-ag/H3933derision, scoffing

those

that

are

ease,שַׁאֲנָןshaʼănân/shah-an-awn'/H7600secure; in a bad sense, haughty

and

with

the

contemptבּוּזbûwz/booz/H937disrespect

the

proud.יָנָהyânâh/yaw-naw'/H3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat

Topics

Scorning and Mocking

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 123:4.

Job 12:5

He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

Psalms 123:3

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 123:4 say?

Psalms 123:4 (King James Version) reads: "Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."

Is Psalms 123:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 123:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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