Psalms 129:1
A Song of Degrees. 1 Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
In Context
2O Lord, hearken to my voice; 1 Let thine ears be attentive 1 To the voice of my supplication. 1
Cross References
Exodus 1:11And he set over them taskmasters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharaoh, both Pithom, and Rameses, and On, which is Heliopolis.
Exodus 1:14And they embittered their life by hard labors, in the clay and in brickmaking, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
Exodus 5:7Ye shall no longer give straw to the people for brickmaking as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.
Judges 3:8And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Syria of the rivers: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
1 Samuel 13:19And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.
Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: 1 Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 1
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 →