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Psalm 129:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 129:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 The plowers plowed upon my back,[a]
making deep furrows.
4 However, the Lord is righteous,
freeing me from the bonds of the wicked.
5 [b]May all those who hate Zion
be thrown back in shame and confusion.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 129:3 The plowers plowed upon my back: in Ps 124, the enemies are likened to destructive floods and to a hunter; here, they are likened to a farmer who plows the field with long furrows. The plowers are the warriors, the long furrows are the wounds and adversities, and the field is the back of Israel—a metaphor of Israel’s history of suffering (see Isa 21:10; 41:15; Jer 51:33; Am 1:3; Mic 4:13; Hab 3:12).
- Psalm 129:5 The psalmist prays that God may humiliate pagan powers to whom Israel remains subject after the Exile (see notes on Pss 5:11; 35).
- Psalm 129:5 Those who hate Zion disregard God and include not only the wicked of the world but also the Israelites, who do not fear the Lord (see Ps 125:5).
