Psalms 129:8 meaning and explanation

May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”

Psalms 129:8, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is Israel, recalling a long history of oppression from youth and asking God to shame those who hate Zion. Verses 6 and 7 compare those enemies to rooftop grass, shallow-rooted and withered before harvest, so there is nothing for reapers to gather.

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