“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”
Let Israel now say—
“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
The LORD is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
Let all those who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned back.
Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.
Neither let those who pass by them say,
“The blessing of the LORD be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the LORD!” —Psalms 129:1-8 NKJV

I. You Can Suffer Pain Without Suffering Defeat (v. 1-2)
A. Affliction of Youth

II. The Time of the Enemy Is Limited (v. 3-4)
A. The Plowers

I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. —Isaiah 50:6 NKJV
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed. —Isaiah 53:5 NKJV
C. The Lord Cuts Off The Enemy

III. Make Sure You Pray (v. 5-8)
A. Pray For Those Against Zion