Jeremiah 17:5; Jeremiah 17:6; Matthew 13:6; Psalms 37:2; Psalms 92:7
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 germinat...
(c) Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: (c) The enemies who lift themselves high, and as it were app...
CXXIX. Persecuted but not Cast Down. Psalms 129:1-4 . Israel's tyrants compared to ploughmen who have extended their ploughing far, but Yahweh in...
as the grass . as grass. The reference in verses: Psalms 129:6 ; Psalms 129:7 is not to "Egyptian monuments", but to the reply of Jehovah concern...
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: As the grass upon the housetops - As in the east the roofs of the...
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withere...
A song of deliverance in trouble and the overthrow of the wicked.
Afore it groweth up ] better, 'before it is plucked,' or, 'before it is unsheathed,' i.e. before it shoots into blossom. 8 . Cp. Ruth 2:4 .
Which withereth afore it groweth up. — This clause, with its Aramaic colouring, probably contains a textual error. The context seems certainly to r...
Psalms 129:1-8 THE point of view here is the same as in Psalms 124:1-8 , with which the present psalm has much similarity both in subject and in...
This song is that of one who ascending toward the much desired place of rest and worship, looks back and sees how in the past Jehovah has delivered f...
These expressions are delivered in the. Spirit of prophecy; as if The sacred Writer had said, such will be the sure consequence of all Zion's foes; t...
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 plast...
Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: Ver. 6. Let them be as the grass, &c. ] They are cursed wi...
Let them all be confounded , &c. Hebrew, יבשׁו ויסגו אחור, they shall all be confounded, and turned back Forced to retreat with shame and disa...
God's Regard to His Church. 5 Let them all be confounded and turned b...
The house-tops there were flat, and therefore more capable of grass or green corn growing between the stones than ours are. Which withereth afore...
INTRODUCTION This Psalm was written after the Captivity, and contains a reference to the many tribulations which the Jews passed through from their...
Three Songs of degrees. Psalms 129:1-19 . Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: many a time have they afflicted me...
The only title of this psalm is, a song of degrees. The author is unknown. It contains a general reference to the troubles of Israel, and the overt...
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth. The persecuted condition of godly men on this earth I. As suffering under the hand of wicked...
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops. The unholy life Such a life is-- I. Transient (verse 6). Wickedness is inimical to longevity. W...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm consists of a retrospect ( Psalms 129:1-19 ) and an anticipation ( Psalms 129:5-19 ). The retrospect shows Israel oppres...
The Victory of the Church over Her Enemies. A song of degrees, describing the deliverances of the people of God in the past and therefore confiden...
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, the grass that sprouts in the thin soil blown or carried on the flat roofs of Oriental houses, which wi...
House — tops — Which there were flat. Which — Having no deep root, never comes to maturity. And so all their designs shall be abortive.
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: