1 [[A Song H7892 of degrees.]] H4609 Many a time H7227 have they afflicted H6887 me from my youth, H5271 may Israel H3478 now say: H559
2 Many a time H7227 have they afflicted H6887 me from my youth: H5271 yet they have not prevailed H3201 against me.
3 The plowers H2790 plowed H2790 upon my back: H1354 they made long H748 their furrows. H4618 H4618
4 The LORD H3068 is righteous: H6662 he hath cut asunder H7112 the cords H5688 of the wicked. H7563
5 Let them all be confounded H954 and turned H5472 back H268 that hate H8130 Zion. H6726
6 Let them be as the grass H2682 upon the housetops, H1406 which withereth H3001 afore H6927 it groweth up: H8025
7 Wherewith the mower H7114 filleth H4390 not his hand; H3709 nor he that bindeth sheaves H6014 his bosom. H2683
8 Neither do they which go by H5674 say, H559 The blessing H1293 of the LORD H3068 be upon you: we bless H1288 you in the name H8034 of the LORD. H3068
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Commentary on Psalms 129 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 129
Ps 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.
1, 2. may Israel now say—or, "oh! let Israel say" (Ps 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jer 2:2; Ho 2:15).
2. prevailed—literally, "been able," that is, to accomplish their purpose against me (Ps 13:4).
3, 4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
4. the cords—that is, which fasten the plough to the ox; and cutting denotes God's arresting the persecution;
5, 6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ru 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.