Tehillim · Psalms
Tehillim Chapter 129
- Author:
- King David
- 8 verses
- Book Five
- Reading time:
- 1 min
- Day 26 of monthly cycle
Chapter 129 of Tehillim belongs to Book Five (chapters 107 through 150), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 8 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).
- שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרַ֑י יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- רַ֭בַּת צְרָר֣וּנִי מִנְּעוּרָ֑י גַּ֝ם לֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ לִֽי׃
- עַל־גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ למענותם [לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃]
- יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃
- יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ וְיִסֹּ֣גוּ אָח֑וֹר כֹּ֝֗ל שֹׂנְאֵ֥י צִיּֽוֹן׃
- יִ֭הְיוּ כַּחֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֑וֹת שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת שָׁלַ֣ף יָבֵֽשׁ׃
- שֶׁלֹּ֤א מִלֵּ֖א כַפּ֥וֹ קוֹצֵ֗ר וְחִצְנ֥וֹ מְעַמֵּֽר׃
- וְלֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת־יְהוָ֥ה אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃
English translation (JPS 1917)
- A Song of Ascents. 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up', Let Israel now say;
- 'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; But they have not prevailed against me.
- The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.
- The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'
- Let them be ashamed and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.
- Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth afore it springeth up;
- Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
- Neither do they that go by say: ‘The blessing of the LORD be upon you; We bless you in the name of the LORD.'
Tehillim Chapter 129: questions and answers
Who wrote Tehillim chapter 129?
According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 129 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.
How many verses does Psalm 129 have?
Psalm 129 contains 8 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.
Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 129 in?
Chapter 129 belongs to Book Five (chapters 107 through 150). Parallel to Deuteronomy of the Torah's five books.
When is Psalm 129 read in the 30-day cycle?
Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 129 is read on day 26.
Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 129 pointed (with nikud)?
Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).
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