The Meaning of Psalms 129:7 Explained

Psalms 129:7

KJV: Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

YLT: That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

Darby: Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

ASV: Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherewith the mower  filleth  not his hand;  nor he that bindeth sheaves  his bosom. 

What does Psalms 129:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 129

1  An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions
5  The haters of the church are cursed

What do the individual words in Psalms 129:7 mean?

With which not does fill his hand the reaper nor his arms he who binds sheaves
שֶׁלֹּ֤א מִלֵּ֖א כַפּ֥וֹ קוֹצֵ֗ר וְחִצְנ֥וֹ מְעַמֵּֽר

שֶׁלֹּ֤א  With  which  not 
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
מִלֵּ֖א  does  fill 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
כַפּ֥וֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
קוֹצֵ֗ר  the  reaper 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: קָצוּר 
Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
וְחִצְנ֥וֹ  nor  his  arms 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֵצֶן  
Sense: bosom, bosom of a garment.
מְעַמֵּֽר  he  who  binds  sheaves 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עָמַר 
Sense: to bind sheaves.

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