Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
New American Standard Bible
Yet they have
King James Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
Holman Bible
but they have not prevailed against me.
International Standard Version
"Since my youth they have often persecuted me, yet they haven't defeated me.
American Standard Version
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.
Amplified
“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth,
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
Darby Translation
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.
Julia Smith Translation
Much they pressed me from my youth: also they shall not prevail against me.
King James 2000
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
Modern King James verseion
many times they have afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed over me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up, but they have not overcome me.
NET Bible
"Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me.
New Heart English Bible
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
Webster
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
World English Bible
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.
Word Count of 18 Translations in Psalm 129:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection Of The Oppressed
1 Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say, 2 Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back. They made long their furrows.
Cross References
Matthew 16:18
And I also say to thee, that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Job 5:19
He will deliver thee in six troubles. Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psalm 42:1
As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after thee, O God.
Psalm 118:13
Thou thrusted greatly at me that I might fall, but LORD helped me.
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken to you, so that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation. But cheer up, I have overcome the world.
Romans 8:35-39
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or restriction, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,
Revelation 12:8-9
And he did not prevail, nor was a place found for him any more in heaven.