NASB — Psalms 129 — KJV

Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies.

A Song of Ascents.

  1IMany° times° they have IIapersecuted° me from my byouth° up,”
  cLet Israel° now° say°,
  2IMany° times° they have IIpersecuted° me from my youth° up;
  Yet° they have anot prevailed° against me.
  3 “The plowers° plowed° upon my back°;
  They lengthened° their furrows°.”
  4 The LORD° ais righteous°;
  He has cut° in two° the bcords° of the wicked°.

[1] ILit Much IILit showed hostility toward aEx 1:11; Jg 3:8; Ps 88:15 bIs 47:12; Jr 2:2; 22:21; Ezk 16:22; Ho 2:15; 11:1 cPs 124:1
[2] ILit Much IILit showed hostility toward aJr 1:19; 15:20; 20:11; Mt 16:18; 2Co 4:8, 9
[4] aPs 119:137 bPs 140:5

  5 ¶ May all° who ahate° Zion°
  Be bput° to shame° and turned° backward°;
  6 Let them be like agrass° upon the housetops°,
  Which° withers° before° it Igrows° up;
  7 With which° the reaper° does not fill° his Ihand°,
  Or the binder° of sheaves° his abosom°;
  8 Nor° do those who pass° by say°,
  “The ablessing° of the LORD° be upon you;
  We bless° you in the name° of the LORD°.”

[5] aMi 4:11 bPs 70:3; 71:13
[6] ILit draws out a2K 19:26; Ps 37:2; Is 37:27
[7] ILit palm aPs 79:12
[8] aRu 2:4; Ps 118:26


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An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions.

1 ¶ [[A Songº of degrees.]]º Many a timeº have they afflictedºª me from my youth,º² may Israelº now² say:ºª 2 Many a timeº have they afflictedºª me from my youth:º² yet² they have not² prevailedºª against me. 3 The plowersºª plowedºª upon² my back:º they made longºª their furrows.ºª 4 The LORDº [is] righteous:º he hath cut asunderºª the cordsº of the wicked.º

[1] Ex 1:12, 22; 5:7; Jg 2:15; 10:8; 1S 13:19; Ps 124:1; Jr 2:2; Lm 1:3; Ezk 23:3; Ho 2:15; 11:1.
[2] Jb 5:19; Ps 34:19; 118:13; 125:1; Mt 16:18; Jn 16:33; Ro 8:35; Rv 12:8.
[3] Ps 141:7; Is 51:23.
[4] Ezr 9:15; Ne 9:33; Ps 124:6; 140:5; Lm 1:18; 3:22; Dn 9:7.

The haters of the Church are cursed.

5 Let them all² be confoundedºª and turnedºª backº that hateºª Zion.º 6 Let them be² as the grassº [upon] the housetops,º which witherethºª aforeº² it groweth up:ºª 7 Wherewith the mowerºª fillethºª not²² his hand;º nor he that bindeth² sheaves¹ª his bosom.º 8 Neither² do they which go byºª say,ºª The blessingº of the LORDº [be] upon² you: we blessºª you in the nameº of the LORD.º

[5] Es 6:13; 9:5; Ps 83:4; 122:6; Is 10:12; 37:22, 28, 35; Zc 1:14; 12:3, 6; 1Co 16:22.
[6] Ps 37:2; 92:7; Jr 17:5; Mt 13:6.
[7] Ps 126:6; Is 17:10; Ho 8:7; Ga 6:8.
[8] Ru 2:4; Ps 118:26.


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