Psalms 129:6
May they be as the grass on the house-top, which withers before it shoots up;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
In Context
5Let all who are haters of Zion be put to shame and defeated.
7which fills not the arms of the reaper, nor the lap of the binder of sheaves
Cross References
Psalms 92:7that, though the wicked flourish like grass, and evildoers all blossom, they will perish forever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:6-8
God's Regard to His Church. 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord . The psalmist, having triumphed in the defeat of the many designs that had been laid as deep as hell to ruin the church, here concludes his psalm as… Read the whole commentary →