Psalms

Psalm 129:1–3

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.

³The plowmen plowed over my back;

they made their furrows long.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The plowmen	חָרְשׁ֣וּ	ḥā·rə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
plowed	חֹרְשִׁ֑ים	ḥō·rə·šîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my back	גַּ֭בִּי	gab·bî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1354 back
they made their furrows	לְמַעֲנוֹתָם׃	lə·ma·ʿă·nō·ṯå̄m	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4618 place for task (?)
long	הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ	he·’ĕ·rî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H748 be long

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

Psalm 129:3 Isaiah 51:23 · Psalm 141:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.