In psalm 128 we saw god pouring out his blessing on his people. Prayer of praise praised be the god and father of our lord jesus. A prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of god. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae. She also continually heard a voice saying distinctly, dear daughter, have mercy on me, have mercy on me. Also set in english, a translation by bible or other sacred texts, psalm 129. Psalms 129 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Psalm 129 out of the depths i have cried unto thee, o.
In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in the latin vulgate, this psalm is psalm 129 in a slightly different numbering system. Psalm 129 is all about persevering through pain, and it is one of the more striking of the psalms of trouble. This psalm belongs to the group of fifteen psalms called psalms of ascents or goings up. They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, let israel say. As the pilgrims came to jerusalem to remember gods many past deliverances such as in the feasts of passover or tabernacles, they prayed confidently for gods continued protection and the defeat of their many enemies.
Psalm 129, catholic public domain version cpdv the. In psalm 129 we see god withholding his blessing from those who hate his people. Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. The book of psalms is the third section of the hebrew bible and a book of the. Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate zion. Psalms 129 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of.
At the beginning of the psalm, one person is talking. The anticipation shows her enemies afflicted in their turn, and suffering the just reward for their misdeeds. Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me. Psalm 101 the fifth penitential psalm hear, o lord, my prayer. He wrote the work in 1980, a setting of psalm in latin for a fourpart mens choir, percussion ad. Johann joseph fux satb latin christoph willibald gluck satb vv. And the lord has many ways of disabling wicked men from doing the mischief they design against his. Enemies had tried to beat israel, but god had always given help to israel.
In singing this psalm we may apply it both ways to the gospelisrael, which, like the oldtestament israel, has weathered many a storm and is still threatened by many enemies. Verses 14 the church of god, in its several ages, is here spoken of, or, rather, here speaks, as one single person, now old and grayheaded, but. This psalm is another of the series of fifteen titled a song of ascents. It was first performed at the martinskirche, kassel on 25 april 1981, conducted by klaus martin ziegler. It is one of 15 psalms that begins with the words a song of ascents shir hamaalot.
The retrospect shows israel oppressed by enemies for a long term of years, but finally vindicated and delivered psalms 129. Psalm 129 is the 129th psalm of the biblical book of psalms. Psalms 129 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. The psalm takes its name from the first two words of the psalm in its latin phrasing see below. Composed in salzburg in the summer of 1771 to the words of psalm a penitential psalm used in litur. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation in the vulgate, this psalm is psalm 128 in a slightly different numbering system.
This psalm has a varied history of usage in many traditions. Original text and translations may be found at psalm 129. Giovanni croce ssattb latin, versified josquin des prez. There is a book simple offertory verses from richard rice which gives the verses in psalm tone, but i would like to challenge our choir singing the verses with the gregorian melody. Psalm 129 afflicted yet confident in gods deliverance. She also continually heard a voice saying distinctly, dear daughter, have mercy on. It is a psalter within the psalter, and may possibly have originally formed a separate hymnbook. The middle verses of psalm 129 focus on gods saving mercy. Since my youth they have often attacked me, let israel say. Psalms 129 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Psalm 129 in addition to being one of the six penitential psalms, this psalm has also been traditionally used to intercede for the faithfully departed. Please check the reference to make sure it is correct.
Psalm is the th psalm of the book of psalms, one of the penitential psalms. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on by arvo part, paul hillier, theatre of voices. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationes meae. Moreover, david is sometimes used elsewhere as a collective for the kings of his dynasty, and this could also be true in the psalm titles. How to pray the rosary pdf take the prayer trivia quiz now. In the current liturgy of the hours, the psalm is recited or sung at vespers on the saturday of the fourth week,a and on wednesday evenings. May all who hate zion be humiliated and turned back.
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