Discovery BoxPsalms 78:40 
Context78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,
and insulted him 1 in the desert!
Psalms 129:1-2
ContextPsalm 129 2
A song of ascents. 3
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 Or “caused him pain.”
2 sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion.
3 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.
