Psalms 118:26; Ruth 2:4
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord,... - As in a harvest-field, where persons passing by express their joy and gratitude t...
(d) Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. (d) That is, the wicked will peri...
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...
name. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. Neither do they which go by say - Ther...
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindet...
A song of deliverance in trouble and the overthrow of the wicked.
This harvest scene is exactly like that painted in Ruth 2:4 , and the last line should be printed as a return greeting from the reapers.
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...
REFLECTIONS PAUSE, my soul! look back and see what part thou hast borne in the afflictions of the Church. Depend upon it, among the truest evidences...
GOD’S BLESSING ‘The blessing of the Lord be upon you.’ Psalms 129:8 I. This is a passing salutation, uttered by a good man to his fellows,...
Neither do they which go by say, the blessing of the Lord [be] upon you ,.... As was usual with passengers, when they went by where mowers, and reap...
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD [be] upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. Ver. 8. Neither do they which go by...
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...
Which was a usual salutation given by passengers to reapers, as Ruth 2:4 . So the meaning is, It never continues till the harvest comes.
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...
The blessing of the Lord he upon you. Mutual benediction Although mutuality is beautiful, we are not to be, as Christians, dependent on it. “Bl...
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...
Neither do they which go by say, with the ancient greeting used especially by workers in the harvest, The blessing of the Lord be upon you, whereup...
The blessing — Which was an usual salutation given by passengers to reapers: so the meaning is, it never continues 'till the harvest comes.
8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.