Psalms 123:4 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Psalms 123:4

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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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Psalms 123:1

"[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens."

Psalms 123:2

"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."

Psalms 123:3

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

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