Psalms 129:5
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
In Context
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
6And mayest thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:16And it came to pass when all our enemies heard of it, that all nations which were round about us, were afraid, and were cast down within themselves, for they perceived that this work was the work of God.
Esther 9:5So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:
Psalms 71:13Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
Psalms 122:6The sun shall not burn thee by day: nor the moon by night.
Isaiah 29:8And as he that is hungry dreameth, and eateth, but when he is awake, his soul is empty: and as he that is thirsty dreameth, and drinketh, and after he is awake, is yet faint with thirst, and his soul is empty: so shall be the multitude of all the Gentiles, that have fought against mount Sion.
Isaiah 37:28I know thy dwelling, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against 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 →