God’s Word Translation
Psalms 129:7
7It will never fill the barns of those who harvest or the arms of those who gather bundles.
Psalms 129:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
- New International Version (NIV)a reaper cannot fill his hands with it, nor one who gathers fill his arms.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with which the reaper does not fill his hand nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
- New King James Version (NKJV)With which the reaper does not fill his hand, Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.
Context of Psalms 129:7
5Put to shame all those who hate Zion. Force them to retreat. 6Make them be like grass on a roof, like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk. It will never fill the barns of those who harvest or the arms of those who gather bundles. 8Those who pass by will never say ⌞to them⌟, “May you be blessed by the Lord” or “We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
Read all of Psalms 129Psalms 129:7 word by word
שֶׁלֹּ֤א מִלֵּ֖א כַפּ֥וֹ קוֹצֵ֗ר וְחִצְנ֥וֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 129:7
- Psalms 126:6The person who goes out weeping, carrying his bag of seed, will come home singing, carrying his bundles of grain.
- Isaiah 17:10You have forgotten the God of your salvation. You haven’t remembered the rock, your stronghold. Instead, you have planted the best plants and have set out the imported grapevines.
- Hosea 8:7“The people of Israel plant the wind, but they harvest a storm. A field of grain that doesn’t ripen will never produce any grain. Even if it did produce grain, foreigners would eat it all.
- Galatians 6:8If you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life.
Commentaries on Psalms 129:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand - It cannot be gathered and laid up for the use of cattle, as grass can that grows in the field. It is valueless for any such purpose; or, is utterly worthless. The phrase “filleth not his hand” seems to be derived from the idea of reaping, where the reaper with one hand takes hold of the grain which he reaps, and cuts it off with the sickle in the other. Nor he that bindeth sheaves - The man who gathers in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 While God's people shall flourish as the loaded palm-tree, or the green and fruitful olive, their enemies shall wither as the grass upon the house-tops, which in eastern countries are flat, and what grows there never ripens; so it is with the designs of God's enemies. No wise man will pray the Lord to bless these mowers or reapers. And when we remember how Jesus arose and reigns; how his people have been supported, like the burning but…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Grass on a rooftop had shallow roots and would scorch easily. A crop was ignored by the harvester when the yield was low. The enemies who had sown hurt among God’s people would gain little.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
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7his arm Like (Isa. 49:22): “and they will bring your sons in [their] arms (בחצן),” aisselle in French, and so (Neh. 5:13): “Also I shook out my arm (חצני).”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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