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Psalms 129:2
2From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me.
Context of Psalms 129:2
1From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this: From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me. 3My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. 4But the Lord is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.
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רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י גַּ֝ם לֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 129:2
- Psalms 34:19The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
- Psalms 118:13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Job 5:19From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
- Matthew 16:18Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
- Romans 8:35Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
- John 16:33I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
- Revelation 12:8And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of 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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