Psa 123:3-4, Isa 32:5, 7 | ESV | STEP | Have mercy upon us, O Lord , have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt .

Psalms 123:3-4

3 ^aHave mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of ^bcontempt.
4 Our soul has had more than enough
of ^cthe scorn of ^dthose who are at ease,
of the contempt of ^ethe proud.

Isaiah 32:5

5 ^fThe fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.

Isaiah 32:7

7 As for the scoundrel— ^ghis devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.