Psalms 129:7
that cannot fill the reaper's hand 1 or the chest of the one who binds bundles of grain together. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
In Context
6May they be like the grass on the housetops 1 that withers before it grows up, 1
Cross References
Psalms 126:6He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, 1 will return again with shouts of joy, bringing his bundles of grain with him.
Hosea 8:7For the people sow the wind 1 and reap the whirlwind. 1 The standing grain has no heads; 1 it yields no flour. 1 If it does come to maturity, 1 foreigners will devour it. 1
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 →