Psalms 129:3
Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
In Context
2For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
Cross References
Job 39:10Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
Isaiah 50:6I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.
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 →