Psalms

Psalm 129 ©

1 God's goodness in saving Israel out of their great afflictions. 5 A prayer against the enemies of the church.

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aA Song of degrees.

a Pss. 120-134, titles.
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MANY1 a time have they afflicted me from bmy youth, cmay Israel now say:

b Je. 2.2. Ho. 2.15; 11.1. Eze. 16.1-14; 23.3.
c Ps. 124.1.
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2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet dthey have not prevailed against me.

d Jn. 16.33. Job 5.19. Ps. 34.19. Re. 12.7,8. 2Co. 4.8-10.
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The eplowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

e Is. 50.6; 51.23. He. 11.36. v.1,2. Job 4.8. Ho. 10.13.
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The fLORD is righteous: he hath cut *asunder the gcords of the wicked.

f De. 32.35,36. 2Th. 1.6,7. Ps. 140.5; 124.7,8.
g Ps. 2.3.
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hLet them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

h 1Co. 16.22. Ps. 6.10; 35.27; 21.8-12; 48.3-7; 83.9-18. Is. 37.34-38. Je. 50; 51. Re. 6; 18; 16. Es. 7; 9.
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iLet them be jas the grass upon the housetops, which withereth *afore it groweth up:

i Ps. 37.2; 73.19; 92.7; 58.9. Mat. 13.6,21.
j 2Ki. 19.26. Is. 37.27.
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Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

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Neither do they which go by say, kThe blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

k Ru. 2.4. Ps. 118.26.