2 Many a time H7227 have they afflicted H6887 me from my youth: H5271 yet they have not prevailed H3201 against me.
3 The plowers H2790 plowed H2790 upon my back: H1354 they made long H748 their furrows. H4618 H4618
4 The LORD H3068 is righteous: H6662 he hath cut asunder H7112 the cords H5688 of the wicked. H7563
5 Let them all be confounded H954 and turned H5472 back H268 that hate H8130 Zion. H6726
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Commentary on Psalms 129 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 129
Ps 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" (Ps 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jer 2:2; Ho 2:15).
2. prevailed—literally, "been able," that is, to accomplish their purpose against me (Ps 13:4).
3, 4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
4. the cords—that is, which fasten the plough to the ox; and cutting denotes God's arresting the persecution;
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.