Salmos 129:6, Salmos 129:7 NVI

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 129:5-8

The psalmist, having triumphed in the defeat of the many designs that had been laid as deep as hell to ruin the church, here concludes his psalm as Deborah did her song, So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord! Jdg. 5:31. I. There are many that hate Zion, that hate Zion's God, his worship, and his worshippers, that have an antipathy to religion and religious people, that seek the ruin of both, and do what they can that God may not have a church in the world. II. We ought to pray that all their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops ,.... The tops of the houses in Judea were flat, and so grass grew upon them, being covered with plaster of terrace; though it was but small and weak, and being on high was exposed to the scorching sun, and soon withered F2 See Shaw's Travels, p. 210, 211. ; and Menochius says F3 De Republica Heb. l. 7. c. 5. p. 666. he saw such roofs in the island of Corsica, flat, and having earth upon them, smoothed and pressed, on which grass grew... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 129:6

As the grass upon the housetops - As in the east the roofs of the houses were flat, seeds of various kinds falling upon them would naturally vegetate, though in an imperfect way; and, because of the want of proper nourishment, would necessarily dry and wither away. If grass, the mower cannot make hay of it; if corn, the reaper cannot make a sheaf of it. Let the Babylonians be like such herbage - good for nothing, and come to nothing. Withereth afore it groweth up - Before שלק shalak ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

Sin a failure. Neither the violence of sin against others nor its effort on its own behalf is successful. I. THE FAILURE OF ITS VIOLENCE . The enemies of Israel are regarded as the enemies of the Lord; their attempts to despoil and destroy Israel were sins against God. They consequently proved to be utter failures. They were mercilessly cruel; they "ploughed upon the back, and made long their furrows;" they strove to enslave with their strong cords ( Psalms 129:4 ), but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

The Divine life. This psalm is capable of a threefold application. It tells of the Divine life— I. IN ISRAEL . 1. The existence of the chosen people was a lifelong struggle . The sounds of battle and war are never, save but for short intervals, absent from their history. From the oppression they had to endure in Egypt right down to the time when this psalm was composed, they never lacked enemies who "fought against" them, and did them all the harm they could. 2. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

Suffering and victory. "Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth," etc. The connection is shown thus— I. THE PSALMIST SAW THE REDEMPTIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD AS SUPREME . ( Psalms 129:4 .) God's strength and justice surely prevail against all the devices of evil men. II. GOOD MEN PREVAIL WHEN THEY USE THEIR SUFFERING AS CORRECTIVE DISCIPLINE . Some of the greatest lessons of life are learned from our severest sufferings. "For I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops ; literally, they shall be as the grass of housetops . The flat roofs of Oriental houses are usually covered in early spring with a crop of bright-green grass. But the scorching rays of the sun soon burn this up, and it becomes dry and withered. Which withereth afore it groweth up ; literally, before it is unsheathed ; i . e . before the blossom has left the sheath in which it is formed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:6

A new figure of the grass. Jowett says, "At Anata, the Anathoth of Scripture, I observed that the roofs of some of the houses were partially covered with grass—a circumstance which I noticed also in several other places. As the roofs of the common dwellings are flat, and, instead of being built of stone or wood, are coated with plaster or hardened earth, a slight crop of grass frequently springs up in that situation. Such vegetation, however, having no soil into which it can strike its... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops - The housetops, or roofs of houses, covered with sand or earth, in which seeds of grass may germinate and begin to grow, but where, as there is no depth of earth, and as the heat of the sun there would be intense, it would soon wither away. See the notes at Isaiah 37:27.Which withereth afore it groweth up - This, even if it has any meaning, is not the meaning of the original. The idea in the Hebrew is - and it is so rendered in the Septuagint, the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 129:5-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 129:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 129:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 129:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 129:6

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