Psalms 129:3
If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
In Context
2O Lord, hearken to my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
4For with thee is + 129:4 Or, propitiation.forgiveness: for thy + 129:4 See Gen. 31. 53.name's sake
Cross References
Job 39:10And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, or will he plough furrows for thee in the plain?
Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to scourges, and my cheeks to blows; and I turned not away my face from the shame of spitting:
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 →