Bible Commentary

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 5. Put to shame and turned backward Shall be all that hate Zion. It is difficult to decide whether these words are a prayer, as most Versions and commentators render them; or an expression of faith, that Israel’s enemies will be foiled and repulsed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 129:5”

The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 4. The Lord is righteous: he &c.] Better, Jehovah the righteous hath cut asunder. The same attribute of righteousness which compels Him to punish (Neh 9:33) binds Him to deliver, for it involves faithfulness to His covenant. Cp. Psa 51:14 note; Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 129:4”

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 3. Plowers have plowed upon my dock ] A bold metaphor for cruel maltreatment. Israel is imagined as thrown prostrate upon its face, while the remorseless foe drives the plough up and down over it, brutally lacerating its back. Cp. the similar figure in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 129:3”

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. 2. yet they have not prevailed against me ] Cp. 2Co 4:8-10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Many a time … – This repetition is designed to fix the thoughts on the fact, and to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 129:2”

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 1. Much have they vexed me from my youth up, let Israel now say. The history of Israel is often compared to the life of an individual. Israel’s life began in Egypt Cp. Hos 2:3; Hos 2:15; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 129:1”

Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, [and] peace upon Israel. 6. May he live to a good old age and see his family perpetuated in his grandchildren. Cp. Pro 17:6, and contrast the curse, Psa 109:13. and peace upon Israel ] Though the construction of the A.V. is possible, it is better to take … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 128:6”

The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 5. The Lord shall bless thee ] It is possible to render thus, and to take the imperatives in the next two lines (lit. and see thou) as equivalent to emphatic futures (cp. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 128:5”

Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 4. Behold, that thus &c.] Lo, surely thus &c. Cp. Psa 127:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 4 6. Prayers and hopes for the welfare of the community. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Behold, that thus shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 128:4”

Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 3. as a fruitful vine ] The fruitfulness, gracefulness, and preciousness of the vine are obvious points of comparison: its dependence and need of support may also be alluded to. by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 128:3”

For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee. 2. A personal application of the general principle of Psa 128:1, addressed to any God-fearing father of a family. For thou shalt eat &c.] Or, The labour of thine hands shalt thou surely eat. His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 128:2”