Psalms 129 (MSG)

8 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase

The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.

Psalms Chapter 129 contains 8 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.

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1A pilgrim song "They've kicked me around ever since I was young" —this is how Israel tells it—

2"They've kicked me around ever since I was young, but they never could keep me down.

3Their plowmen plowed long furrows up and down my back;

4Then God ripped the harnesses of the evil plowmen to shreds."

5Oh, let all those who hate Zion grovel in humiliation;

6Let them be like grass in shallow ground that withers before the harvest,

7Before the farmhands can gather it in, the harvesters get in the crop,

8Before the neighbors have a chance to call out, "Congratulations on your wonderful crop! We bless you in God's name!"

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About This Translation

What is Psalms 129 in the MSG?

Psalms 129 in the The Message (MSG) contains 8 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.

How does the MSG translate Psalms 129 differently?

The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 129 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Psalms 129 (MSG)?

Psalms Chapter 129 contains 8 verses in the The Message. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.

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