Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 129:1
Psalms 129:1. Many a time have they Namely, my enemies or oppressors; afflicted me from my youth From the time that I was a people; when I was in Egypt, and after I came out of it, which is called the time of Israel’s youth, Jeremiah 2:2; Ezekiel 23:3. I am the people that has been oppressed more than any people, that has been as a speckled bird, pecked at by all the birds round about; attacked by all the beasts of the field assembled to devour, Jeremiah 12:9. It is true they... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 129:1
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... read more