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- Psalm 129 reminds us that, no matter the depth of suffering, the faithful are never abandoned. God's deliverance is assured, and His justice will prevail. As believers, we find solace in this divine promise and are encouraged to endure through our trials, always leaning on God's everlasting love and righteousness.
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David Guzik commentary on Psalm 129, which thanks God for His great work of preservation when the people of God are afflicted, and prays for future help.
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Afflicted Yet Confident in God’s Deliverance. Psalm 129 is another Song of Ascents. As the pilgrims came to Jerusalem, they prayed for God’s continued protection.
1 'Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth' -- let Israel now say -- 2 'Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.' 4 The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. 5 May all who hate Zion be put to shame and turned backwa...
This psalm relates to the public concerns of God's Israel. It is not certain when it was penned, probably when they were in captivity in Babylon, or about.
Unyielding Faith: The Triumph of Righteousness Over Suffering. Psalm 129 reminds us that, no matter the depth of suffering, the faithful are never abandoned. God's deliverance is assured, and His justice will prevail.
We seem to hear the beat of timbrels and the clash of cymbals here: the foe is derided; his malice has failed. That "yet" breaks in like the blast of trumpets, or the roll of kettledrums. "Cast down, but not destroyed," is the shout of a victor. Israel has wrestled, and has overcome in the struggle.
Unless the Lord x watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early. and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious y toil; for he gives to his z beloved a sleep. 3 Behold, b children are a heritage from the Lord, c the fruit of the womb a reward.
