Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over 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.
A Conservative Version
Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against 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.
Word Count of 18 Translations in Psalm 129:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection Of The Oppressed
1 A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say: 2 Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me. 3 Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.
Cross References
Matthew 16:18
'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;
Job 5:19
In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
Psalm 34:19
Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.
Psalm 42:1
To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.
Psalm 118:13
Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me.
Psalm 125:1
A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah are as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth.
John 16:33
these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'
Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;
Revelation 12:8-9
and they did not prevail, nor was their place found any more in the heaven;