📖 Psalms — Chapter 129 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 129:1 TMany a time Rhave they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Psalms 129:2 TMany a time have they afflicted me from my youth: Ryet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalms 129:3 RThe plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Psalms 129:4 RThe LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Psalms 129:5 Let them all Rbe confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Psalms 129:6 Let them be Ras the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalms 129:7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor Rhe that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalms 129:8 Neither do they which go by say, RThe blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 129:1–2 — Afflicted yet not overcome
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel names repeated affliction from youth while confessing that enemies have not finally prevailed. Remembered survival is spoken alongside remembered pain.
Key Truth: Tell the truth about hardship and endurance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Many a time have they ____ me from my youth, may Israel now say:” (Psalms 129:1)
Find it in Psalms 129:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Many a time have they afflicted me from my ____ : yet they have not prevailed against me.” (Psalms 129:2)
Find it in Psalms 129:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not ____ against me.” (Psalms 129:2)
Find it in Psalms 129:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 129:3–4 — Righteous deliverance
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Plowed furrows picture severe abuse; cut cords picture the Lord ending captivity. His righteousness stands against the wicked oppressor.
Key Truth: God’s righteousness opposes oppression.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.” (Psalms 129:3)
Find it in Psalms 129:3 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD is ____ : he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.” (Psalms 129:4)
Find it in Psalms 129:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the ____ of the wicked.” (Psalms 129:4)
Find it in Psalms 129:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 129:5–8 — Oppression denied lasting fruit
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Withered rooftop grass pictures the failure of those hating Zion. The prayer withholds the harvest blessing from destructive opposition; it does not license revenge.
Key Truth: Leave the end of oppression to God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Let them be as the ____ upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:” (Psalms 129:6)
Find it in Psalms 129:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth ____ his bosom.” (Psalms 129:7)
Find it in Psalms 129:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Neither do they which go by say, The ____ of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in …” (Psalms 129:8)
Find it in Psalms 129:8 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Romans 12:19 — Personal vengeance is left to God.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you remember hardship without letting revenge govern you?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the opening deny that affliction equals final defeat?
2. How do ploughing and long furrows describe oppression?
3. What connects divine righteousness with release?
4. Why is rooftop grass a picture of failed hostility?
5. How does the passing greeting differ from a blessed harvest?
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