This psalm is entitled merely “A Song of Degrees.” Its author is
unknown; and the occasion on which it was written cannot now be
ascertained. It is a psalm which would be applicable to many periods
of...
Israel's chequered history supplies a ground of hope in a time of
anxiety. Often as it has been oppressed by enemies, Jehovah has not
suffered it to succumb entirely (Psalms 129:1-4). And now once mor...
CXXIX.
Out of some deadly peril Israel looks for deliverance to the
righteousness of Jehovah, which from the childhood of the race has
repeatedly manifested itself in help and deliverance. As the cord...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 129
A SONG OF DEGREES. This psalm was written in later times, after many
of the distresses of Israel; very probably upon the Jews return from
the Babylonish captivity, by Ezra,...
_A.M. 2992. B.C. 1012._
In this Psalm the people of God commemorate, with thankfulness, their
deliverance from sore afflictions, Psalms 129:1. They predict the
destruction of their enemies, Psalms 12...