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Show us favor,חָנֵּנוּYHWH,יְהוָהshow us favor,חָנֵּנוּforכִּיwe are greatlyרַבsatedשָׂבַעְנוּwith contempt.בוּז
Psalms 123:3
Study it in the app“Show us favor, YHWH, show us favor, for we are greatly sated with contempt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 123:3, word by word
- Show us favorחָנֵּchane
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “chane” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- we are greatlyרַבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- satedשָׂבַעְנוּsavanu
be sated
To have plenty, be fed up.
Where else “savanu” appears- with contemptבוּזvuz
contempt
Contempt, scorn.
Where else “vuz” appears
The context
2Look, as the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a slave woman to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to YHWH our Elohim, until he shows us favor.
3 · This verse (above)
4Our soul is greatly sated with the mockery of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.