Psalms 129:2
Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
In Context
1Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
3The plowers plowed upon my back. They made long their furrows.
Cross References
Job 5:19He will deliver thee in six troubles. Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Psalms 42:1As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after thee, O God.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
John 16:33These things I have spoken to you, so that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation. But cheer up, I have overcome the world.
2 Corinthians 4:8restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:2-5
Domestic Happiness. 1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. The church of God, in its several ages, is here spoken of, or, rather, here speaks, as one single person, now old and gray-headed, but calling to remembrance the former days, and reflecting upon the… Read the whole commentary →