For we are exceedingly filled with contempt

 

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Psalm 123:3

The contempt of men is another argument of the psalmist to expect mercy from God. He doesn’t  pray for himself alone, but for all God's people.  He is not asking for justice, but for mercy. The psalmist doesn’t intend to respond in kind to those who scorn them but goes to God for mercy. Why should they be grieved by the contempt of men,if they have God's mercy and favor?

Topical meditation:

 Psalmist’s prayers for God’s mercy with right arguments