Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 123:3

"Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt." — Psalms 123:3 (ASV)

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us—The language of earnest pleading, repeating with emphasis the object of the prayer. The supplicants are represented as standing and urging this petition, feeling that help could come only from God; looking only to him; and watching his countenance, as servants do their master’s.

For we are exceedingly filled—The Hebrew word used here means to be saturated; to have the appetite fully satisfied—as applied to one who is hungry or thirsty. Then it comes to mean to be entirely full, and the idea here is that as much contempt had been thrown upon them as could be; they could experience no more.

With contempt—Contempt has been shown to us in every possible way. We are thoroughly despised.