Psalms 129:7
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalms 129:7 in other translations
| BSB | unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves. |
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| WEB | with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom. |
| ASV | Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom: |
| YLT | That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves. |
| DARBY | Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom; |
| BBE | He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems. |
| Webster | With which the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom. |
What does Psalms 129:7 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 129:5-8
While God's people shall flourish as the loaded palm-tree, or the green and fruitful olive, their enemies shall wither as the grass upon the house-tops, which in eastern countries are flat, and what grows there never ripens; so it is with the designs of God's enemies. No wise man will pray the Lord to bless these mowers or reapers. And when we remember how Jesus arose and reigns; how his people have been supported…
Psalms 129:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 129:7
- Galatians 6:8
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- Isaiah 17:10-11
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
- Psalms 126:6
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
- Hosea 8:7
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
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Context
- Psalms 129:6
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
- Psalms 129:7
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
- Psalms 129:8
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.
Psalms 129:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De la cual no hinchió segador su mano, ni sus brazos el que hace gavillas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Dont le moissonneur ne remplit pas sa main, ni le lieur de gerbes son sein;… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Womit der Schnitter seine Hand nicht füllt, noch der Garbenbinder seinen Schoß; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio. |