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Psalm 129:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 129 · verse 3
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.Psalm 129:3 · King James Version
Psalm 129:3 in context
1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
4The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- plowerschârashto scratchH2790 →
- furrowsmaʻănâha furrowH4618 →
- backgabthe backH1354 →
- longʼârakto be longH748 →
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The church of God, in its several ages, is here spoken of, or, rather, here speaks, as one single person, now old and gray-headed, but calling to remembrance the former days, and reflecting upon the times of old. And, upon the review, it is found, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4