Psalm 129:1 "They have greatly oppressed me from my youth," let Israel say;

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
A song of ascents. "They have greatly oppressed me from my youth," let Israel say;

English Standard Version
A Song of Ascents. “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”— let Israel now say—

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

King James Bible
[[A Song of degrees.]] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A song of ascents. Since my youth they have often attacked me-- let Israel say--

International Standard Version
"Since my youth they have often persecuted me," let Israel repeat it,

American Standard Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, 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 --

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

Cross References

Exodus 1:11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Judges 3:8
Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.

Psalm 88:15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer your terrors I am distracted.

Psalm 124:1
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Isaiah 47:12
Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.

Jeremiah 2:2
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said the LORD; I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your espousals, when you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Jeremiah 22:21
I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you obeyed not my voice.

Ezekiel 16:22
And in all your abominations and your prostitutions you have not remembered the days of your youth, when you were naked and bore, and were polluted in your blood.

Hosea 2:15
And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

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).