Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 123:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.”
Psalms 123:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, {and} with the contempt of the proud.
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