Psalms 129:5
May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
In Context
4[Yet] the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
6May they become like the grass of the roofs, which withereth before it is pulled up;
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:16And it came to pass, when our enemies heard this, and all the nations that were about us saw it, that they sank greatly in their own eyes; and they perceived that by the aid of our God had this work been wrought.
Esther 9:5And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and extermination; and they acted with those that hated them according to their pleasure.
Psalms 71:13Let those be made ashamed, let them perish, that are adversaries to my soul: let those be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my unhappiness.
Psalms 122:6Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem; may those that love thee prosper.
Isaiah 29:8And it shall even be as when a hungry man dreameth, that, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty; or as when a thirsty man dreameth, that, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul yet longeth: so shall it be with the multitude of all the nations, that go to war against mount Zion.
Isaiah 37:28But thy abiding, and thy going out, and thy coming in do I know, and thy raging 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 →