Psalms

Psalm 129:1–2

¹A song of ascents.

Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—

let Israel now declare—

²many a time they have persecuted me from my youth,

but they have not prevailed against me.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A song	שִׁ֗יר	šîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7892 song
of ascents	הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת	ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
Many a time	רַ֭בַּת	rab·baṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
they have persecuted me	צְרָר֣וּנִי	ṣə·rā·rū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
from my youth	מִנְּעוּרַ֑י	min·nə·‘ū·ray	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
let Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
now	נָ֝א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
declare	יֹֽאמַר־	yō·mar-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
many a time	רַ֭בַּת	rab·baṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
they have persecuted me	צְרָר֣וּנִי	ṣə·rā·rū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
from my youth	מִנְּעוּרָ֑י	min·nə·‘ū·rāy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
but	גַּ֝ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prevailed	יָ֥כְלוּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
against me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 129:1 Psalm 124:1 · Hosea 11:1 · Jeremiah 2:2 · Psalm 120:1 · Psalm 122:1 · Exodus 1:12–14 · Psalm 127:1 · Psalm 126:1 · Isaiah 47:12 · Judges 10:8–12 · Judges 2:15 · Exodus 1:22

Psalm 129:2 Matthew 16:18 · Psalm 34:19 · Revelation 12:8–9 · 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 · Psalm 42:1 · John 16:33 · Psalm 125:1 · Psalm 118:13 · Job 5:19 · Romans 8:35–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.