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A songשִׁירof the ascents.הַמַּעֲלוֹתGreatlyרַבַּתthey have attacked meצְרָרוּנִיfrom my youth—מִנְּעוּרַיlet Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsayיֹאמַרnow—נָא
Psalms 129:1
Study it in the app“A song of the ascents. Greatly they have attacked me from my youth— let Israel say now—”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 129:1, word by word
- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- of the ascentsמַּעֲלוֹתmaalot
ascent
"Song of ascents", the title of psalms sung on the way up to Jerusalem.
Where else “maalot” appears- Greatlyרַבַּתrabat
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rabat” appears- they have attacked meצְרָרוּtseraru
harass
To be someone's enemy.
Where else “tseraru” appears- from my youth—נְּעוּרַneura
youth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neura” appears- let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2greatly they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.