Psalm 129:1
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New International Version (©1984)
A song of ascents. They have greatly oppressed me from my youth--let Israel say--

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A Song of Ascents. "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[A song for going up to worship.] "From the time I was young, people have attacked me..." (Israel should repeat this.)

King James Bible
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

American King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

American Standard Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,

Bible in Basic English
<A Song of the going up.> Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say);

Douay-Rheims Bible
Often have they fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say.

Darby Bible Translation
{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth oh let Israel say --

English Revised Version
A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, let Israel now say;

Webster's Bible Translation
A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

World English Bible
Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

Geneva Study Bible

<> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may {a} Israel now say:

(a) The Church now afflicted should remember how her condition has always been such from the beginning to be molested most grievously by the wicked, yet in time it has always been delivered.

Wesley's Notes

129:1 From my youth - From the time that I was a people.

King James Translators' Notes

Many...: or, Much

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin A Song of degrees

See title note; See Scofield Note: "Ps 120:1".

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

PSALM 129

Ps 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future.

1, 2. may Israel now say-or, "oh! let Israel say" (Ps 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jer 2:2; Ho 2:15).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

129:1-4 The enemies of God's people have very barbarously endeavoured to wear out the saints of the Most High. But the church has been always graciously delivered. Christ has built his church upon a rock. And the Lord has many ways of disabling wicked men from doing the mischief they design against his church. The Lord is righteous in not suffering Israel to be ruined; he has promised to preserve a people to himself.


Exodus 1:11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to afflict them with hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Judges 3:8 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
Psalm 88:15 I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
Psalm 124:1 A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,
Isaiah 47:12 "Stand fast now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.
Jeremiah 2:2 "Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.
Jeremiah 22:21 "I spoke to you in your prosperity; But you said, 'I will not listen!' This has been your practice from your youth, That you have not obeyed My voice.
Ezekiel 16:22 "Besides all your abominations and harlotries you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare and squirming in your blood.
Hosea 2:15 "Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. (NASB ©1995)

Afflicted Ascents Degrees Distressed Great Greatly Israel Often Oppressed Persecuted Song Sorely Time Times Troubles Up&Gt Young Youth


Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

1 An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions
5 The haters of the church are cursed

A.M. 3470. B.C. 534. A song of degrees. This Psalm was most probably composed in consequence of the opposition of the Samaritans. Ezr 4:1 Ps 120:1 121:1 122:1 123:1 124:1 125:1 126:1 127:1 128:1

many. or, much
have they Ex 1:12-14,22 5:7-19 Jud 2:15 10:8-12 1Sa 13:19 La 1:3

from Jer 2:2 Eze 23:3 Ho 2:15 11:1

may Ps 124:1

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