←Psalm 129→BSB

In This Chapter 3 people 9 places 6 terms 1 theme 1 resource

People

Israel 2 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Places

    Key Terms

    Blessing (Act) 2 Bless (Approval) 2 Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor)

    Themes

    Praise Psalms

    Resources

    Imprecatory Psalms Articles

    The Cords of the Wicked

    A song of ascents.

    ⓘ Israel’s earliest youth as a nation was during...

    Israel’s earliest youth as a nation was during its sojourn in Egypt.
    ⓘ The psalmist briefly reviews Israel’s history of trouble...

    The psalmist briefly reviews Israel’s history of trouble (129:1–2) and redemption (129:3–4). He concludes with curses against the enemies and blessings on the godly (129:5–6).
    1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth,but they have not prevailed against me.
    ⓘ the Lord is good: He rescued Israel from...

    the Lord is good: He rescued Israel from Egypt, from many enemy attacks, and from the Babylonian exile.
    3The plowmen plowed over my back;they made their furrows long.4The LORD is righteous;He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
    5May all who hate Zionbe turned back in shame.
    ⓘ Grass on a rooftop had shallow roots and...

    Grass on a rooftop had shallow roots and would scorch easily. A crop was ignored by the harvester when the yield was low. The enemies who had sown hurt among God’s people would gain little.
    6May they be like grass on the rooftops,which withers before it can grow,7unable to fill the hands of the reaper,or the arms of the binder of sheaves.8May none who pass by say to them,“The blessing of the LORD be on you;we bless you in the name of the LORD.”