Psalm 129:1

New International Reader's Version

Here is what Israel should say. “My enemies have treated me badly ever since I was a young nation.

Cross References

Psalm 120:1

I call out to the Lord when I’m in trouble, and he answers me.

Psalm 121:1

I look up to the mountains. Where does my help come from?

Psalm 122:1

I was very glad when they said to me, “Let us go up to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 123:1

I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven.

Psalm 124:1

Here is what Israel should say. Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.

Psalm 126:1

Our enemies took us away from Zion. But when the Lord brought us home, it seemed like a dream to us.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord doesn’t build a house, the work of the builders is useless. If the Lord doesn’t watch over a city, it’s useless for those on guard duty to stand watch over it.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed are all those who have respect for the Lord. They live as he wants them to live.

Psalm 88:15

I’ve been in pain ever since I was young. I’ve been close to death. You have made me suffer terrible things. I have lost all hope.

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians put slave drivers over the people of Israel. The slave drivers treated them badly and made them work hard. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses so Pharaoh could store things there.

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh gave an order to all his people. He said, “You must throw every Hebrew baby boy into the Nile River. But let every Hebrew baby girl live.”

Isaiah 47:12

“So keep on casting your magic spells. Keep on practicing your evil magic. You have been doing those things ever since you were a child. Perhaps they will help you. Maybe they will scare your enemies away.

Jeremiah 2:2

“Go. Announce my message to the people in Jerusalem. I want everyone to hear it. Tell them, “Here is what the Lord says. “ ‘I remember how faithful you were to me when you were young. You loved me as if you were my bride. You followed me through the desert. Nothing had been planted there.

Jeremiah 22:21

When you felt secure, I warned you. But you said, ‘I won’t listen!’ You have acted like that ever since you were young. You have not obeyed me.

Lamentations 1:3

After Judah’s people had suffered greatly, they were taken away as prisoners. Now they live among the nations. They can’t find any place to rest. All those who were chasing them have caught up with them. And they can’t get away.

Ezekiel 23:3

They became prostitutes in Egypt. They have been unfaithful to me since they were young. In that land they allowed their breasts to be touched. They permitted their virgin breasts to be kissed.

Hosea 11:1

The Lord continues, “When Israel was a young nation, I loved them. I chose to bring my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 2:15

I will give her back her vineyards. I will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope for her. Then she will love me, as she did when she was young. She will love me just as she did when she came up out of Egypt.

Judges 2:15

When the Israelites went out to fight, the Lord’s power was against them. He let their enemies win the battle over them. The Lord had warned them that it would happen. And now they were suffering terribly.

Judges 3:8

So the Lord was very angry with Israel. He handed them over to the power of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Aram Naharaim. For eight years Israel was under his rule.

1 Samuel 13:19

There weren’t any blacksmiths in the whole land of Israel. That’s because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews might hire them to make swords or spears!”