Psalms
Psalm 123:3–4
3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy,
for we have endured much contempt.
4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant,
much contempt from the proud.
Word by word
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Psalm 123:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have mercy on us | חָנֵּ֣נוּ | ḥān·nê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| have mercy | חָנֵּ֑נוּ | ḥān·nê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural | H2603 shew favour, be gracious |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we have endured | שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ | śā·ḇa‘·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| much | רַ֝֗ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| contempt | בֽוּז׃ | ḇūz | Noun - masculine singular | H937 contempt |
Psalm 123:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| have endured | שָֽׂבְעָה־ | śā·ḇə·‘āh- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| much | רַבַּת֮ | rab·baṯ | Adjective - feminine singular construct | H7227 much, many, great |
| scorn | הַלַּ֥עַג | hal·la·‘aḡ | Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3933 mocking, derision |
| from the arrogant | הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים | haš·ša·’ă·nan·nîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7600 at ease, secure |
| much contempt | הַ֝בּ֗וּז | hab·būz | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H937 contempt |
| from the proud | לִגְאֵ֥יוֹנִֽים׃ | liḡ·ʾē·yō·nīm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H1349 proud |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 123:3 Psalm 57:1 · Luke 18:11–13 · Psalm 89:50–51 · Nehemiah 4:2–4
Psalm 123:4 Job 12:5 · Psalm 119:51 · Acts 17:32 · 1 Corinthians 4:13 · Isaiah 32:11 · Amos 6:1 · Jeremiah 48:29 · Job 16:4 · Isaiah 32:9 · Jeremiah 48:11 · Nehemiah 2:19 · Acts 26:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.