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1 Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
2 many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.
4 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
5 Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up;
7 with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.
8 Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”
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Psalms 129 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 23 cross-references.
Cross-references in Psalms 129 (23)
- v.1 Psalms 124:1
- v.2 Psalms 34:19
- v.2 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
- v.2 Matthew 16:18
- v.2 Revelation 12:8-9
- v.4 Psalms 119:137
- v.1 Jeremiah 2:2
- v.1 Hosea 11:1
- v.2 John 16:33
- v.2 Psalms 118:13
- v.2 Psalms 125:1
- v.2 Psalms 42:1
- v.3 Isaiah 51:23
- v.4 Lamentations 3:22
- v.8 Ruth 2:4
- v.1 Exodus 1:12-14
- v.1 Psalms 127:1
- v.1 Psalms 120:1
- v.1 Psalms 126:1
- v.1 Psalms 122:1
- v.2 Romans 8:35-39
- v.2 Job 5:19
- v.8 Psalms 118:26
Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 129:1–8 (51 words)
1
- רַ֭בַּתrabbatrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
- צְרָר֣וּנִיṣĕrārûnîtsarar: to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows)H6887
- מִנְּעוּרַ֑יminnĕʿûrayna`uwr: (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)H5271
- יֹֽאמַרyōʾmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- נָ֝אnāʾna': added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionH4994
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
2
- רַ֭בַּתrabbatrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
- צְרָר֣וּנִיṣĕrārûnîtsarar: to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows)H6887
- מִנְּעוּרָ֑יminnĕʿûrāyna`uwr: (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)H5271
- גַּ֝םgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יָ֥כְלוּyākĕlûyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
3
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- גַּ֭בִּיgabbîgab: the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etcH1354
- חָרְשׁ֣וּḥoršûcharash: to scratch; (by implication) to engrave, ploughH2790
- חֹרְשִׁ֑יםḥōrĕšîmcharash: to scratch; (by implication) to engrave, ploughH2790
- הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּheʾĕrîkûarak: to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)H748
- לְמַעֲנִותָֽם׃lĕmaʿăniwtāmma`anah: a furrowH4618
4
- יְהוָ֥הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- צַדִּ֑יקṣaddîqtsaddiyq: justH6662
- קִ֝צֵּ֗ץqiṣṣēṣqatsats: to chop off (literally or figuratively)H7112
- עֲב֣וֹתʿăbôt`aboth: something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageH5688
- רְשָׁעִֽים׃rĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
5
- יֵ֭בֹשׁוּyēbōšûbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
- וְיִסֹּ֣גוּwĕyissōgûcuwg: (properly) to flinch; (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)H5472
- אָח֑וֹרʾāḥôrachowr: the hinder part; (hence, adverbly) behind, backwardH268
- כֹּ֝֗לkōlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- שֹׂנְאֵ֥יśōnĕʾêsane': to hate (personally)H8130
- צִיּֽוֹן׃ṣiyyônTsiyown: Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemH6726
6
- יִ֭הְיוּyihyûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- כַּחֲצִ֣ירkaḥăṣîrchatsiyr: grass; also a leek (collectively)H2682
- גַּגּ֑וֹתgaggôtgag: a roof; by analogy, the top of an altarH1406
- שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖תšeqqadmatqadmah: priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)H6927
- שָׁלַ֣ףšālapshalaph: to pull out, up or offH8025
- יָבֵֽשׁ׃yābēšyabesh: to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)H3001
7
- שֶׁלֹּ֤אšellōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- מִלֵּ֖אmillēʾmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
- כַפּ֥וֹkappôkaph: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the...H3709
- קוֹצֵ֗רqôṣērקצרH7114
- וְחִצְנ֥וֹwĕḥiṣnôchetsen: the bosom (as comprised between the arms)H2683
- מְעַמֵּֽר׃mĕʿammēr`amar: (properly) apparently to heap; (figuratively) to chastise (as if piling blows)H6014
8
- וְלֹ֤אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- אָֽמְר֨וּ׀ʾāmĕrûamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- הָעֹבְרִ֗יםhāʿōbĕrîm`abar: to cross overH5674
- בִּרְכַּֽתbirkatBrakah: benediction; (by implication) prosperityH1293
- יְהוָ֥הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- אֲלֵיכֶ֑םʾălêkemel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
- בֵּרַ֥כְנוּbēraknûbarak: to kneel; (implication, man toward God) to bless God as an act of adorationH1288
- אֶ֝תְכֶ֗םʾetkemeth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- בְּשֵׁ֣םbĕšēmshem: an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individualityH8034
- יְהוָֽה׃yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
Strong's words in Psalms 129 (6)
- Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֥ה (yĕhwâ)
- Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 3 times in Psalms 129.
- Strong's H2790 — חָרְשׁ֣וּ (ḥoršû)
- charash (khaw-rash') v. 1. to scratch 2. (by implication) to engrave, plough 3. (hence, from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material) 4. (figuratively, in a bad sense) to devise 5. (hence, from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone 6. (hence, by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness) [a primitive root] KJV: X altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 129.
- Strong's H5271 — מִנְּעוּרַ֑י (minnĕʿûray)
- na`uwr (naw-oor') (or naur {naw-oor'} and (feminine) nturah {neh- oo-raw'};) n-f. 1. (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) [(properly) passive participle from H5288 as denominative] KJV: childhood, youth. Root(s): H5288. Appears 2 times in Psalms 129.
- Strong's H559 — יֹֽאמַר (yōʾmar)
- amar (aw-mar') v. 1. to say (used with great latitude) [a primitive root] KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 129.
- Strong's H6887 — צְרָר֣וּנִי (ṣĕrārûnî)
- tsarar (tsaw-rar') v. 1. to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (as follows) [a primitive root] KJV: adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 129.
- Strong's H7227 — רַ֭בַּת (rabbat)
- rab (rab) adj. 1. abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) [by contracted from H7231] KJV: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent). Root(s): H7231. Appears 2 times in Psalms 129.