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Psalm 123:3–4

3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!

For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled

With the scorn of those who are at ease,

With the contempt of the proud.

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Psalm 123:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,

for we have endured no end of contempt.

We have endured no end

of ridicule from the arrogant,

of contempt from the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,

for we have had more than enough of contempt.

Our soul has had more than enough

of the scorn of those who are at ease,

of the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy,

for we have had our fill of contempt.

We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud

and the contempt of the arrogant.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Have mercy on us, Lord. Have mercy on us,

because we have been insulted.

We have suffered many insults from lazy people

and much cruelty from the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us;

For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Our soul is exceedingly filled

With the scoffing of those that are at ease,

And with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Have pity on us, O Lord

Have pity on us 

because we have suffered more than our share of contempt. 

We have suffered more than our share of ridicule 

from those who are carefree. 

We have suffered more than our share of contempt 

from those who are arrogant. 

Psalm 123:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,

for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

We’ve had more than enough

scorn from the arrogant

and contempt from the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,

for we have had more than enough of contempt.

Our soul has had more than its fill

of the scorn of those who are at ease,

of the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 123:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us,

for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.

For long enough our soul has had its fill of

the derision of the self-confident,

the contempt of the arrogant.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, show us your favor. Show us your favor,

because people have made so much fun of us.

We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud.

They were always laughing at us.

Psalm 123:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,

For we are greatly filled with contempt.

Our soul is greatly filled

With the scoffing of those who are at ease,

And with the contempt of the proud.


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