Psalms 129:3

“On my back plowers plowed; they made long their furrows.”

Psalms 129:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 129:3, word by word

my backגַּבִּgabi

back

The back of the body, from the neck to the waist.

Where else “gabi” appears
plowersחֹרְשִׁיםchorshim

plow

To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.

Where else “chorshim” appears
they made longהֶאֱרִיכוּheerichu

be long, prolong

Be long, last long; prolong.

Where else “heerichu” appears
their furrowsמַעֲנִיתָmaanita

furrow

Furrow: the line the plow opens in the ground.

Where else “maanita” appears

The context

2greatly they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 · This verse (above)

4YHWH is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.

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