Psalms 129:7

7 (128-7) Who with the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.

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 (128-5) Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
6 (128-6) Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth before it be plucked up:
7 (128-7) Who with the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.
8 (128-8) And they that passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.
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