Psalms 129:1

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: Many: or, Much

KJV

A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

129:2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Many: or, Much

What does Psalms 129:1 mean?

Psalms 129:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), רַב (rab).

Hebrew interlinear

Songשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing

degrees.מַעֲלָהmaʻălâh/mah-al-aw'/H4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)

Many

timeרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

have

they

afflictedצָרַרtsârar/tsaw-rar'/H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

from

youth,נָעוּרnâʻûwr/naw-oor'/H5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

may

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

now

say:אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Many:

or,

Much

Topics

Enemy

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 129:1.

Genesis 45:28

And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 129:1 say?

Psalms 129:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: Many: or, Much"

Is Psalms 129:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 129:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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