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Psalms 123:3

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

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חָנֵּ֣נוּchanenvbeseechחָנַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “beseech”, a commandH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).חָנֵּ֑נוּchanenvbeseechחָנַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “beseech”, a commandH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רַ֝֗בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…שָׂבַ֥עְנוּsavanvfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “fill”, a completed actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.בֽוּזvuzcontemptבּוּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως.