Psalms 129:1
A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
In Context
2Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.
Cross References
Exodus 1:11And they set over it princes of tribute, so as to afflict it with their burdens, and it buildeth store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses;
Exodus 1:14and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every [kind] of service in the field; all their service in which they have served [is] with rigour.
Exodus 5:7'Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore — they go and have gathered straw for themselves;
Judges 3:8And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of Chushan-Rishathaim king of Aram-Naharaim, and the sons of Israel serve Chushan-Rishathaim eight years;
1 Samuel 13:19And an artificer is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, 'Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear;'
Psalms 88:15I [am] afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:1
This psalm relates to the public concerns of God's Israel. It is not certain when it was penned, probably when they were in captivity in Babylon, or about the time of their return. I. They look back with thankfulness for the former deliverances God had wrought for them and their fathers out of the many distresses they had been in from time to time, ver. 1-4 . II. They look forward with a believing prayer for and a prospect of the destruction of all the enemies of Zion, ver. 5-8 . In singing this psalm we may apply… Read the whole commentary →