Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · Psalms Kabanata 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).

2. prevailed--literally, "been able," that is, to accomplish their purpose against me

(Ps 13:4).

3, 4. 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, 6. The ill-rooted roof grass, which withers before it grows up and procures for those gathering it no harvest blessing

(Ru 2:4),

sets forth the utter uselessness and the rejection of the wicked.