Psalm 129 (NASB2020)

Psalm 129

Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies.

A Song of Ascents.

1“129:1 Lit MuchMany times they have attacked me from my youth up,”

Let Israel say,

2“129:2 Lit MuchMany times they have attacked me from my youth up;

Yet they have not prevailed against me.

3“The plowers plowed upon my back;

They lengthened their furrows.”

4The Lord is righteous;

He has cut up the ropes of the wicked.

5¶May all who hate Zion

Be put to shame and turned backward;

6May they be like grass upon the housetops,

Which withers before it 129:6 Lit draws outgrows up;

7With which the harvester does not fill his 129:7 Lit palmhand,

Or the binder of sheaves his 129:7 Lit the fold of his robearms;

8Nor do those who pass by say,

“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;

We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

Understand Psalm 129

Walk through Psalm 129 verse by verse, then read what three commentaries say about the chapter. The explanations are written for new readers.