Psalms 129:5

129:4 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

KJV

Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

129:6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

What does Psalms 129:5 mean?

Psalms 129:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוּשׁ (bûwsh), סוּג (çûwg), אָחוֹר (ʼâchôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

them

all

confoundedבּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

and

turnedסוּגçûwg/soog/H5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)

backאָחוֹרʼâchôwr/aw-khore'/H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West

that

hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

Zion.צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 129:5.

Psalms 35:4

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Psalms 40:14

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 70:2

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Isaiah 42:17

They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

Jeremiah 38:22

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace

Jeremiah 46:5

Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. beaten: Heb. broken in pieces fled: Heb. fled a flight

Psalms 44:18

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; steps: or, goings

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 129:5 say?

Psalms 129:5 (King James Version) reads: "Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion."

Is Psalms 129:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 129:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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