Introduction to Psalms 129 Share Close Share Tweet Save NEXT Psalms 129:1 INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 129 \\<>\\. This psalm was written in later times, after many of the distresses of Israel; very probably upon the Jews return from the Babylonish captivity, by Ezra, or some other godly person. Aben Ezra says the psalmist speaks in the language of Israel in captivity; and the same is the sense of Kimchi and Arama. The Syriac inscription is, ``a psalm without a name, concerning the distress of the people; but as to us, it intimates to us the victory and triumph of the worshippers.'' NEXT Psalms 129:1