Psalms 129:5

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
confounded	יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ Ye.vo.shu	H954	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
turned	וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ ve.yi.So.gu	H5472	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal, 3rd person masculine plural
back	אָח֑וֹר 'a.Chor	H268	the hinder part · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hate	שֹׂנְאֵ֥י so.ne.'Ei	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Zion	צִיּֽוֹן tzi.Yon	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Psalms 71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Isaiah 37:35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Esther 6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, I…
Psalms 83:4-11 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Isaiah 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit…
Isaiah 37:22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn;…
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though a…
Esther 9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:5–end

The psalmist, having triumphed in the defeat of the many designs that had been laid as deep as hell to ruin the church, here concludes his psalm as Deborah did her song, So let all thy enemies perish, O Lord! Jdg 5:31. I. There are many that hate Zion, that hate Zion's God, his worship, and his worshippers, that have an antipathy to religion and religious people, that seek the ruin of both, and do what they can that God may not have a church in the world. II. We ought to pray that all their attempts against the church may be frustrated, that in them they may be confounded and turned back with shame, as those that have not been able to bring to pass their enterprise and expectation: Let them…

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John Gill on Psalms 129:5

Let them all be confounded,.... Or "ashamed": as all the enemies of God's people will be sooner or later, either in this world, or however when Christ shall come in the clouds of heaven; or let them be disappointed of their views, aims, and ends, when they will be confounded, as disappointed persons are; and turned back; from pursuing their designs and accomplishing them; as the Assyrian monarch was, who had a hook put into his nose, and a bridle in his lips, and was turned back by the way he came, Isaiah 37:29; that hate Zion; the inhabitants of Zion, who are called out of the world, and separated from the men of it, and therefore hated by them; the King of Zion, the Messiah, whom they wi…

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John Calvin on Psalms 129:5–end

Psalm 129:5-8 5. All who hate Zion shall be confounded, and turned backward. 6. They shall be as the grass [111] of the housetops', which is withered before it comes forth: 7. With which the mower hath not filled his hand, nor the gleaner his bosom. [112] 8. Neither have they who pass by said, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you: we bless you in the name of Jehovah. [113] 5. All who hate Zion shall be confounded, and tutored backward. Whether we take this as a prayer or a promise, the Prophet has a respect to the time to come. Since all the verbs are in the future tense, it is certainly a very appropriate interpretation to understand him as deriving from times past instruction as to what i…

The Church Fathers

"Let them be confounded and turned backward, as many as have evil will at Sion" [Psalm 129:5]. They who hate Sion, hate the Church: Sion is the Church. And they who hypocritically enter into the Church, hate the Church. They who refuse to keep the Word of God, hate the Church: "Upon my back have they built:" what will the Church do, save endure the burden even unto the end?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 129

You accuse a person of greed, and he accuses God on the ground that he made gold. Do not be covetous. And God, you reply, should not make gold. This now remains, because you can not restrain your evil deeds, you accuse the good works of God: the creator and architect of the world displeases you. He ought not to make the sun either; for many contend concerning the lights of their windows and drag each other before courts of law. Oh, if we could restrain our vices! For all things are good, because a good God made all things; and his works praise him, when their goodness is considered by him who has the spirit of discerning them, the spirit of piety and wisdom.
— Augustine of Hippo, EXPLANATIONS OF THE PSALMS 129:5

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Dictionary and topics

Jews, The · Denunciations against those who: Hated — Denunciations against those who: Hated

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 129:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:5–end

John Gill on Psalms 129:5

John Calvin on Psalms 129:5–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 129:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:5–end

John Gill on Psalms 129:5

John Calvin on Psalms 129:5–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 129:3-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 129:3-4

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 129:5