Psalm 129:3

Translations

Modern

The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

Traditional

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Literal

Upon my back, the plowmen were plowing; they have made long their furrows.

Latin

Supra dorsum meum fabricaverunt peccatores; prolongaverunt iniquitatem suam.

Original

Hebrew

English

The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

Notes

Psalms 129:3–4

The LORD is righteous: He rescued Israel from Egypt, from many enemy attacks, and from the Babylonian exile.

Psalms 129:1–8

The psalmist briefly reviews Israel’s history of trouble (Psalm 129:1–2) and redemption (129:3–4). He ends with curses against the enemies and blessings on the godly (Psalm 129:5–6).

Psalms 120:1–134:3

These short and memorable songs were sung by pilgrims as they traveled to Jerusalem for the national festivals held three times each year (Deuteronomy 16:16). The title of these psalms includes a Hebrew word that can mean “steps” or “stairs.” Some scholars understand it to mean “going up to Jerusalem.” These psalms, often called the Songs of Ascents, lead the listener on a journey to Jerusalem to praise God for his goodness to Israel through history.

Theme notes and profiles

Praise Psalms

Related verses

Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
Psalm 141:7
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Degrees, Song of Hallel Imprecatory Psalms Music Psalms, Book of Song of Ascents Song of Ascents, Song of Degrees

Topics

Enemy: The Wickedness of David's Ploughing: Performed in Long and Straight Furrows Plow of Afflictions

Psalm 129:3

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