Psalms 129:2
Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
In Context
3The ploughmen were ploughing on my back; long were the wounds they made.
Cross References
Job 5:19He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
Psalms 42:1To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.
Psalms 125:1A Song of the going up. Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.
John 16:33I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
2 Corinthians 4:8Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;
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 →