https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/videos/watch/305e9eeb-1fc5-4ef0-8d30-61510090fbfb BOOK 5 • PSALMS 107–150 Psalm 129 — Oppressed but Not Destroyed FORM: Song of Ascents / Communal lament | No named author in the Psalm heading Psalm 129 remembers long oppression but insists that enemies have not destroyed God's people. The image of furrows cut across a back makes suffering painfully concrete. For Christians it can evoke the scourging of Jesus, though this is a devotional resonance rather than an identified New Testament prophecy. Catholics may pray it for communities enduring persecution, remembering that survival itself can become a witness to grace. Its wishes against oppressors must be read through Christ's command to pray for enemies. Fidelity does not require forgetting what injustice has done. Scripture connections: John 19, verse 1; Matthew 5, verse 44 Read Psalm 129 (NABRE) on Bible Gateway Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:03:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/lazy-static/avatars/841e8d36-3573-4ed6-bb57-c78d3030ac78.png https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/videos/watch/305e9eeb-1fc5-4ef0-8d30-61510090fbfb All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.