Psalms 129:2
“Sore have they vexed me from youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
In Context
1“Sore have they vexed me from youth” thus let Israel say
3“The ploughers ploughed on my back, they made their furrows long.
Cross References
Psalms 42:1Like the hart which longs for brooks of water, I long for you, God.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be moved, but abides forever.
John 16:33I have spoken to you in this way, so that in me you may find peace. In the world you will find trouble; yet, take courage! I have conquered the world.”
2 Corinthians 4:8Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; though perplexed, never driven to despair;
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 →