1 Psa 129:1-8. The people of God, often delivered from enemies, are confident of His favor, by their overthrow in the future. may Israel now say - or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jer 2:2; Hos 2:15).
2 prevailed - literally, "been able," that is, to accomplish their purpose against me (Psa 13:4).
3 The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
4 the cords - that is, which fasten the plough to the ox; and cutting denotes God's arresting the persecution;
5 The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Rth 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.
may Israel now say - or, "oh! let Israel say" (Psa 124:1). Israel's youth was the sojourn in Egypt (Jer 2:2; Hos 2:15).
2 prevailed - literally, "been able," that is, to accomplish their purpose against me (Psa 13:4).
3 The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.
4 the cords - that is, which fasten the plough to the ox; and cutting denotes God's arresting the persecution;
5 The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing (Rth 2:4), sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.