Psalms 129

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They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth

1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: References Israel: Psalms 124:1, Hosea 11:1. Parallel theme: Psalms 120:1, 122:1, 125:1, 126:1, 127:1, Exodus 1:22, Isaiah 47:12, Jeremiah 2:2 +5

2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Parallel theme: Psalms 34:19, 42:1, 118:13, 125:1, Job 5:19, Matthew 16:18, John 16:33 +2

3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

4 The LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. References Lord: Lamentations 3:22. Righteousness: Psalms 119:137, Ezra 9:15, Nehemiah 9:33, Lamentations 1:18, Daniel 9:7

5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Parallel theme: Psalms 71:13, Isaiah 10:12, 37:35, Micah 4:11, Zechariah 12:3

6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: Parallel theme: Psalms 37:2

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. Parallel theme: Galatians 6:8

8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. Blessing: Psalms 118:26, Ruth 2:4