The Meaning of Psalms 129:3 Explained

Psalms 129:3

KJV: The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

YLT: Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

Darby: The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

ASV: The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The plowers  plowed  upon my back:  they made long  their furrows. 

What does Psalms 129:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 129

1  An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions
5  The haters of the church are cursed

What do the individual words in Psalms 129:3 mean?

On my back plowed the plowers they made long - their furrows
עַל־ גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ [למענותם] (לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם)

גַּ֭בִּי  my  back 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: גַּב 
Sense: convex surface, back.
חָרְשׁ֣וּ  plowed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: חָרַשׁ 
Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise.
חֹרְשִׁ֑ים  the  plowers 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: חָרַשׁ 
Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise.
הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ  they  made  long 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָרַךְ 
Sense: to be long, prolong.
[למענותם]  - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
(לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם)  their  furrows 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מַעֲנָה 
Sense: ploughing ground, place for task.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 129:3?

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