Psalms 129:1
A Canticle in steps. From the depths, I have cried out to you, O Lord.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
In Context
2O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
Cross References
Exodus 1:11And so he set over them masters of the works, in order to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the cities of the tabernacles: Pithom and Raamses.
Exodus 1:14And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.
Exodus 5:7“You shall no longer give chaff to the people to form bricks, as before. But they may go and gather straw.
Judges 3:8And the Lord, having become angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Mesopotamia, and they served him for eight years.
1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.
Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:1
This psalm relates to the public concerns of God's Israel. It is not certain when it was penned, probably when they were in captivity in Babylon, or about the time of their return. I. They look back with thankfulness for the former deliverances God had wrought for them and their fathers out of the many distresses they had been in from time to time, ver. 1-4 . II. They look forward with a believing prayer for and a prospect of the destruction of all the enemies of Zion, ver. 5-8 . In singing this psalm we may apply… Read the whole commentary →