Psalms 129:1

"Psalms."

Key Reflection

Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. This verse speaks to a profound sense of enduring hardship and oppression that the psalmist has faced since his youth. The phrase "many times" emphasizes the recurring nature of these afflictions, suggesting a long-standing pattern of suffering rather than isolated incidents. This context provides insight into the resilience and faith of the psalmist as he seeks solace in God amidst repeated trials.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Many a time -Margin, as in Hebrew, “much.” Probably, however, the idea is, as expressed in our translation, “many a time;” “often.” So it is in the Latin Vulgate and the Septuagint; and this accords better with the connection. Have they afflicted me from my youth -Have I been afflicted; have others dealt unjustly by me. The youth here is the beginning. of the history of that people: since we began to be a people; since the nation was founded. May Israel now say -May the nation now say. It is clear from this that the psalm was not written at an early period of their history.

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