120:6 For too long I have had to reside
with those who hate 1 peace.
123:4 We have had our fill 2
of the taunts of the self-assured,
of the contempt of the proud.
A song of ascents. 4
129:1 “Since my youth they have often attacked me,”
let Israel say.
129:2 “Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not defeated me.
1 tn The singular participial form probably has a representative function here. The psalmist envisions the typical hater of peace who represents the entire category of such individuals.
2 tn Heb “greatly our soul is full to it.”
3 sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion.
4 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.