Psalms 129:2
Many a time, have they harassed me from youth, yet have they not prevailed against me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
In Context
1Many a time, have they harassed me from my youth, well may Israel say:
3Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!
Cross References
Job 5:19In six troubles, he will rescue thee, and, in seven, there shall smite thee no misfortune:
Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.
Psalms 125:1They who trust in Yahweh, [are] like Mount Zion, which shall not be shaken, Age-abidingly, shall it remain.
John 16:33These things, have I spoken unto you, that, in me, ye may have, peace: In the world, ye have, tribulation; but be taking courage,—I, have overcome the world.
2 Corinthians 4:8On every side, pressed hard, but not hemmed in, without a way, but not without a by-way,
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 →