1God's goodness in saving Israel out of their great afflictions. 5A prayer against the enemies of the church.
0aA Song of degrees.
a Pss. 120-134, titles.
1MANY1 a time have they afflicted me from bmy youth, cmay Israel now say:
1Or, Much. Ex. 1. Ju. 3; 4; 6; 10; 13. 1Sa. 4; 13; 31. 2Ch. 12; 14; 21; 28; 32; 36. Ezr. 4; 5. La. 1.3.
b Je. 2.2. Ho. 2.15; 11.1. Eze. 16.1-14; 23.3. c Ps. 124.1.
22Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet dthey have not prevailed against me.
2Or, Much.
d Jn. 16.33. Job 5.19. Ps. 34.19. Re. 12.7,8. 2Co. 4.8-10.
3The 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.
4The fLORD is righteous: he hath cut *asunder the gcords of the wicked.
*asunder-apart, into pieces/parts.
f De. 32.35,36. 2Th. 1.6,7. Ps. 140.5; 124.7,8. g Ps. 2.3.
5hLet 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.
6iLet them be jas the grass upon the housetops, which withereth *afore it groweth up:
*afore-before.
i Ps. 37.2; 73.19; 92.7; 58.9. Mat. 13.6,21. j 2Ki. 19.26. Is. 37.27.
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
8Neither 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.