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Psalms 129:6

Psalms 129:6
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,.... The tops of the houses in Judea were flat, and so grass grew upon them, being covered with plaster of terrace; though it was but small and weak, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops - The housetops, or roofs of houses, covered with sand or earth, in which seeds of grass may germinate and begin to grow, but where, as there is no depth of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 129:5-8

The psalmist, having triumphed in the defeat of the many designs that had been laid as deep as hell to ruin the church, here concludes his psalm as Deborah did her song, So let all thy enemies perish,…

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