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Psalms 123:4

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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רַבַּת֮rabataboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (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),…שָֽׂבְעָהsaveahfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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.לָּ֪הּlahtoלָּ֪הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toנַ֫פְשֵׁ֥נוּnafshenvcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…הַלַּ֥עַגhalaagthe derisionלַעַגdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the derision”, the ordinary formH3933derision, scoffingderision, scorn (-ing).הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםhashaananimthe that is at easeשַׁאֲנָןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the that is at ease”, the ordinary formH7600secure; in a bad sense, haughtythat is at ease, quiet, tumult. Compare H7946 (שַׁלְאֲנָן).הַ֝בּ֗וּזhabuzthe contemptבּוּזdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.לִגְאֵ֥יוֹנִֽיםligeyonimto proudגַּאֲיוֹןpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to proud”, the ordinary formH1349haughtyproud.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Our soul is full sated with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud oppressors.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Our soul is full sated with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud oppressors.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea , our soul has been exceedingly filled with it : let the reproach be to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν· τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις.