Psalm 129:3-6

3 Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

4 But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”

5 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

6 May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

Psalm 129:3-6 Meaning and Commentary

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.''

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 9:27; Psalms 119:137
• 2. Psalms 37:9
• 3. Psalms 140:5
• 4. Micah 4:11
• 5. S Psalms 70:2; Psalms 71:13
• 6. Isaiah 37:27
• 7. S 2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 102:11; Psalms 37:2