Psalms 123:3

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 123:3 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 6:16As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
  2. 2 Kings 19:3to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
  3. Nehemiah 4:2before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
  4. Job 19:15My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.
  5. Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
  6. Psalms 44:13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
  7. Psalms 44:14You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
  8. Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
  9. Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  10. Psalms 69:13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
  11. Psalms 89:50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
  12. Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  13. Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
  14. Ezekiel 36:6Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.
  15. Ezekiel 36:15I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.”
  16. Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
  17. Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  18. Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

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