Psalms 123:3
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
BSB
ASV
Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
KJV
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us. He hangs upon the word "mercy, "and embodies it in a vehement prayer: the very word seems to hold him, and he harps upon it. It is well for us to pray about everything, and turn everything into prayer; and especially when we are reminded of a great necessity we should catch at it as a keynote, and pitch our tune to it.
We find little mercy with men; their tender mercies are cruel; there are cruel mockings. But this is our comfort, that with the Lord there is mercy and we need desire no more to relieve us, and make us easy, than the mercy of God. Whatever the troubles of the church are, God's mercy is a sovereign remedy.
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The walk8
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Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
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He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
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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.
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He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.