Psalms 129:7

7 There isn't enough of it to fill a person's hand. There isn't enough to tie up and carry away.

Psalms 129:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 129:7

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand
Such grass never rises high enough to be mowed, nor is of that account to have such pains taken with it; nor the quantity so large as to fill a mower's hand, and carry it away in his arms;

nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
when corn is mowed or reaped, the binders come and gather it up in their arms, and bind it in sheaves, and then bring it into the barn; but nothing of this kind is done with grass on the housetops. This represents the insignificancy and worthlessness of wicked men; who, when the harvest comes, the end of the world, will not be gathered in by the reapers, the angels, into Christ's garner into heaven as the wheat, the righteous will; but like the tares and chaff will be cast into unquenchable fire, ( Matthew 3:12 ) ( Luke 3:17 ) .

Psalms 129:7 In-Context

5 May all those who hate Zion be driven back in shame.
6 May they be like grass that grows on the roof of a house. It dries up before it can grow.
7 There isn't enough of it to fill a person's hand. There isn't enough to tie up and carry away.
8 May no one who passes by say to those who hate Zion, "May the blessing of the LORD be on you. We bless you in the name of the Lord."
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