Psalm 129:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ Let them be as the grass on the house-tops, Which withers before it grows up,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth afore it groweth up:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

Common English Bible

⁶ Let them be like grass on a roof that dies before it can be pulled up,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ From the morning watch, even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

Psalm 129:6 Cross References

Genesis 41:23

then saw seven heads, withered, lean, scorched by the east wind, coming up after them.

2 Kings 19:26

‘And their inhabitants were powerless, they were overthrown and put to shame, they were as the grass of the field and the green plants, as the grass on the house-tops and withered before it came up.

Psalm 37:2

For they soon wither like grass, And fade like green plants.

Psalm 92:7

When the wrong spring up like grass, And all the workers of wickedness blossom, It is for them to be destroyed forever.

Isaiah 37:27

“And their inhabitants were powerless, they were overthrown and put to shame. They were as the grass of the field and as the green plant, as the grass on the house-tops and as grain blighted before it is grown.

Matthew 13:6

“But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered.