Psalm 123:3
New Living Translation
3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy,
for we have had our fill of contempt.
Psalm 123:3
New International Version
3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
Luke 18:11-13
New Living Translation
11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[a]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
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- 18:11 Some manuscripts read stood and prayed this prayer to himself.
Luke 18:11-13
New International Version
11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast(B) twice a week and give a tenth(C) of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast(D) and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’(E)
Psalm 89:50-51
New Living Translation
50 Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced!
I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.
51 Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord;
they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
Psalm 89:50-51
New International Version
Psalm 57:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 57
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.
Footnotes
- 57:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 57:1
New International Version
Psalm 57[a](A)
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 In Hebrew texts 57:1-11 is numbered 57:2-12.
- Psalm 57:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Isaiah 53:3
New Living Translation
3 He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
Isaiah 53:3
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Psalm 69:13-16
New Living Translation
13 But I keep praying to you, Lord,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mud;
don’t let me sink any deeper!
Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.
15 Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
16 Answer my prayers, O Lord,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
Psalm 69:13-16
New International Version
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(A)
in your great love,(B) O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.(C)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(D) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(E)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(F)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(G)
in your great mercy turn to me.
Nehemiah 4:2-4
New Living Translation
2 saying in front of his friends and the Samarian army officers, “What does this bunch of poor, feeble Jews think they’re doing? Do they think they can build the wall in a single day by just offering a few sacrifices?[a] Do they actually think they can make something of stones from a rubbish heap—and charred ones at that?”
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, “That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”
4 Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land!
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- 4:2 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Nehemiah 4:2-4
New International Version
2 and in the presence of his associates(A) and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble(B)—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah(C) the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”(D)
4 Hear us, our God, for we are despised.(E) Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
Luke 23:35
New Living Translation
35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
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Luke 23:35
New International Version
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.(A) They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”(B)
Luke 16:14
New Living Translation
14 The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.
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Luke 16:14
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Psalm 56:1-2
New Living Translation
Psalm 56
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”
1 O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.
2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,
and many are boldly attacking me.
Footnotes
- 56:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 56:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 56[a]
For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.
- Psalm 56:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 44:13-16
New Living Translation
13 You let our neighbors mock us.
We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
14 You have made us the butt of their jokes;
they shake their heads at us in scorn.
15 We can’t escape the constant humiliation;
shame is written across our faces.
16 All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.
All we see are our vengeful enemies.
Psalm 44:13-16
New International Version
13 You have made us a reproach(A) to our neighbors,(B)
the scorn(C) and derision(D) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(E) among the nations;
the peoples shake their heads(F) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(G) all day long,
and my face is covered with shame(H)
16 at the taunts(I) of those who reproach and revile(J) me,
because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(K)
Psalm 4:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 4
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
1 Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4:1
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