The Meaning of Psalms 123:4 Explained

Psalms 123:4

KJV: Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

YLT: Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

Darby: Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

ASV: Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Our soul  is exceedingly  filled  with the scorning  of those that are at ease,  [and] with the contempt  of the proud  {08678;01343:08675;01349>. 

What does Psalms 123:4 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 123:4 mean?

Exceedingly is filled to Our soul with the scorn of those who are at ease with the contempt of the proud
רַבַּת֮ שָֽׂבְעָה־ לָּ֪הּ נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ הַלַּ֥עַג הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים הַ֝בּ֗וּז לִגְאֵ֥יוֹנִֽים‪‬

רַבַּת֮  Exceedingly 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
שָֽׂבְעָה־  is  filled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
נַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּ  Our  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הַלַּ֥עַג  with  the  scorn 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לַעַג  
Sense: mocking, derision, stammering.
הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים  of  those  who  are  at  ease 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: שַׁאֲנָן  
Sense: at ease, quiet, secure.
הַ֝בּ֗וּז  with  the  contempt 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בּוּז  
Sense: contempt.
לִגְאֵ֥יוֹנִֽים‪‬  of  the  proud 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גַּאֲיׄון  
Sense: proud.