Psalm 129

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Psalm 129 is a biblical psalm of ascent that reflects on Israel’s long history of suffering and affliction while affirming steadfast trust in God’s ultimate deliverance and justice.

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Label Occurrences
Psalm 129 canonical 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Psalm of Ascent ⓘ
biblical psalm ⓘ
addresses those who hate Zion ⓘ
affirms God’s righteousness ⓘ
associatedWith pilgrimage to Jerusalem ⓘ
book Psalms ⓘ
canonicalNumbering 128 (Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate tradition) ⓘ
129 (Hebrew/Protestant tradition) ⓘ
expresses confidence in God’s deliverance ⓘ
imprecation against Zion’s haters ⓘ
genre community lament ⓘ
lament psalm ⓘ
imagery cutting the cords of the wicked ⓘ
plowing on the back ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
liturgicalCategory Song of Ascents ⓘ
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ
mentions Zion ⓘ
openingWordsEnglish "Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth" ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
positionInBook 129 ⓘ
religiousSignificance testimony to God’s preservation of Israel ⓘ
scripturalCollection Ketuvim ⓘ
sectionOfPsalms Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120–134) ⓘ
structure recollection of past affliction followed by prayer against enemies ⓘ
subject collective experience of Israel ⓘ
theme Israel’s affliction ⓘ
divine deliverance ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
judgment on enemies ⓘ
persecution of Israel ⓘ
trust in God ⓘ
theologicalFocus God as deliverer of the oppressed ⓘ
reversal of the wicked’s prosperity ⓘ
tradition Christian ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ
usedFor communal worship ⓘ
prayer for deliverance ⓘ
reflection on suffering ⓘ
verseCount 8 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Songs of Ascents → hasPart → Psalm 129 ⓘ
Lili Boulanger → notableWork → Psalm 129 ⓘ
Song of Ascents → containsPsalm → Psalm 129 ⓘ