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I Lift Up My Eyes to You

Psalms 123:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
KJV
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
WEB
Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
ASV
Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
LSV
Favor us, O YHWH, favor us, || For we have been greatly filled with contempt,
YLT
Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
DBY
Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
DRC122:3
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.
GNV
Haue mercie vpon vs, O Lord, haue mercie vpon vs: for we haue suffered too much contempt.
JPS
Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.
LXXE122:3
Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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Original-language editions

WLC
חָנֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז׃
LXX-Br122:3
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως.

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  • Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  • Luke 18:11–13The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’…
  • Psalms 89:50–51Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
  • Nehemiah 4:2–4before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt…
  • Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
  • Psalms 56:1–2Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
  • Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
  • Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
  • Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  • Psalms 69:13–16But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the…
  • Psalms 44:13–16You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame…

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