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Many a Time Have They Afflicted Me from My Youth
1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
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PSALM 129
Psa 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.
1-2. may Israel now say--or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jr 2:2; Ho 2:15).
PSALM 129
Psa 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.
1-2. may Israel now say--or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jr 2:2; Ho 2:15).
2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
PSALM 129
Psa 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.
1-2. may Israel now say--or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jr 2:2; Ho 2:15).
PSALM 129
Psa 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.
1-2. may Israel now say--or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jr 2:2; Ho 2:15).
3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
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3-4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
3-4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
4The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
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3-4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
3-4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
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5-6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ru 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.
5-6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ru 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.
6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
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5-6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ru 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.
5-6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Ru 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.