God’s Word Translation
Psalms 129:1
1“From the time I was young, people have attacked me …” (Israel should repeat this.)
Psalms 129:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
- New International Version (NIV)“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth"— let Israel now say—
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,” Let Israel now say—
Context of Psalms 129:1
“From the time I was young, people have attacked me …” (Israel should repeat this.) 2“From the time I was young, people have attacked me, but they have never overpowered me. 3They have plowed my back ⌞like farmers plow fields⌟. They made long slashes ⌞like furrows⌟.”
Read all of Psalms 129Psalms 129:1 word by word
רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרַ֑י יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 129:1
- Ezra 4:1When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who returned from exile were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
- Psalms 120:1When I was in trouble, I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me.
- Psalms 121:1I look up toward the mountains. Where can I find help?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 123:1I look up to you, to the one who sits enthroned in heaven.
- Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side …” (Israel should repeat this.)
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.
- Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the Lord does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord and live his way.
- Exodus 1:12But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased in number and spread out. The Egyptians couldn’t stand them ⌞any longer⌟.
- Exodus 5:7“Don’t give the people any more straw to make bricks as you have been doing. Let them gather their own straw,
- Judges 2:15Whenever the Israelites went to war, the power of the Lord brought disaster on them. This was what the Lord said he would do in an oath. So he made them suffer a great deal.
- Judges 10:8They oppressed and crushed the people of Israel that year. For 18 years they oppressed all who lived east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.
- 1 Samuel 13:19No blacksmith could be found in the entire land of Israel. In this way the Philistines kept the Hebrews from making swords and spears.
- Lamentations 1:3“Judah has been exiled after ⌞much⌟ suffering and harsh treatment. Its ⌞people⌟ live among the nations; they find no rest. Those who chased them caught up with them in places where there was no way out.
Commentaries on Psalms 129:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Many a time - Margin, as in Hebrew, “much.” Probably, however, the idea is, as expressed in our translation, “many a time;” “often.” So it is in the Latin Vulgate and the Septuagint; and this accords better with the connection. Have they afflicted me from my youth - Have I been afflicted; have others dealt unjustly by me. The youth here is the beginning. of the history of that people: since we began to be a people; since the nation was founded. May Israel…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Thankfulness for former deliverances. (1-4) A believing prospect of the destruction of the enemies of Zion. (5-8) Verses 1-4 The enemies of God's people have very barbarously endeavoured to wear out the saints of the Most High. But the church has been always graciously delivered. Christ has built his church upon a rock. And the Lord has many ways of disabling wicked men from doing the mischief they design against his church. The Lord is righteous in not…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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