Psalms 129:5
Let all be driven back with shame Who hate Zion!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
In Context
4But the LORD was righteous; He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
6Let them be as grass upon the house-tops, Which withereth before one pulleth it up;
Cross References
Psalms 71:13Let them perish with shame who are my enemies; Let them be covered with contempt and dishonor who seek my hurt!
Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love thee!
Isaiah 29:8As a hungry man dreameth, and lo! he eateth, But awaketh and is still hungry; And as a thirsty man dreameth, and lo! he drinketh, But awaketh, and lo! he is faint and thirsty; So shall it be with the multitude of all the nations That fight against mount Zion.
Isaiah 37:28I know thy sitting down, 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 →