Thematic Bible
Psalm 129:1 (show verse)
Let Israel now say,
Psalm 129:2 (show verse)
“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth,
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalm 129:3 (show verse)
“The [enemies, like] plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows [of suffering] long [in Israel].”
Psalm 129:4 (show verse)
The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 129:5 (show verse)
May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].
Psalm 129:6 (show verse)
Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
Psalm 129:7 (show verse)
With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
Psalm 129:8 (show verse)
Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”