Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Psalms 129:1-8.-Though many and deep have been Israel's afflictions, the righteous Lord hath cut the cords of the wicked (Psalms 129:1-4); past deliverances give anticipation of the doom of Zion's haters (Psalms 129:5-8). The Jews herein, after their return from Babylon, express their hope of complete re-establishment.
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth - from the time of Israel's national youth in Egypt (Hosea 2:15; Jeremiah 2:2; Jeremiah 22:21; Ezekiel 23:3).
May Israel now say - (Psalms 124:1.)