English Standard Version
Psalms 129:2
2"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalms 129:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
- New International Version (NIV)“they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me.
Context of Psalms 129:2
1"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"— let Israel now say— "Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. 3The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows." 4The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
Read all of Psalms 129Psalms 129:2 word by word
רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י גַּ֝ם לֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 129:2
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Psalms 118:13I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
- Job 5:19He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
- Matthew 16:18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
- John 16:33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- Revelation 12:8but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
Commentaries on Psalms 129:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Many a time - This repetition is designed to fix the thoughts on the fact, and to impress it on the mind. The mind dwells on the fact as important in its bearing on the present occasion or emergency. The idea is, that it is no new thing to be thus afflicted. It has often occurred. It is a matter of long and almost constant experience. Our enemies have often attempted to destroy us, but in vain. What we experience now we have often experienced, and when…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Israel’s earliest years as a nation took place while the people were living in Egypt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-2. may Israel now say--or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jr 2:2; Ho 2:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 129
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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