129:2The people of israel were persecuted from their earliest days but never destroyed completely. The same is true of the church. Christians have faced times of severe persecution, but the church has never been destroyed. As Jesus said to Peter, “Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it” (Matthew 16:18). When you face persecution and discrimination, take courage—the church will never be destroyed.
Life Application Study BiblePsalmsChapter 129
Psalm 129
New Living Translation · Life Application Study Bible · Original pages: 981, 982
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129Psalm 129
1Let all Israel repeat this:
2From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me,but they have never defeated me.
3My back is covered with cuts,as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
4But the LORD is good;he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.
5May all who hate Jerusalem*be turned back in shameful defeat.
6May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop,turning yellow when only half grown,7 ignored by the harvester,despised by the binder.
8And may those who pass byrefuse to give them this blessing:“The LORD bless you;we bless you in the LORD’s name.”Theme: Assurance of the LORD’s forgiveness. God will surelyour sins to him.Author: Anonymous, some suggest Hezekiah1 3 0 Asong for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.1 From the depths of despair, O LORD,
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- 129:5 Hebrew Zion.
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