The Meaning of Psalms 123:3 Explained

Psalms 123:3

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

YLT: Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

Darby: Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 123:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 123

1  The godly profess their confidence in God
3  And pray to be delivered from contempt

What do the individual words in Psalms 123:3 mean?

Have mercy on us Yahweh have mercy on us for exceedingly we are filled with contempt
חָנֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־ רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז

חָנֵּ֣נוּ  Have  mercy  on  us 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common plural
Root: חָנַן 
Sense: to be gracious, show favour, pity.
יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
חָנֵּ֑נוּ  have  mercy  on  us 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common plural
Root: חָנַן 
Sense: to be gracious, show favour, pity.
רַ֝֗ב  exceedingly 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ  we  are  filled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
בֽוּז  with  contempt 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בּוּז  
Sense: contempt.