Psalm 129:2

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

Cross-reference

Psalm 34:19 Parallel

In Psalm 34:19, many afflictions of the righteous meet deliverance — mirroring the psalm's pattern of many attacks yet not prevailing.

In Psalm 118:13, an enemy thrusts to make one fall but the LORD helps — same dynamic of attack and deliverance as 'not prevailed'.

Psalm 125:1 Related theme

In Psalm 125:1, trusters are like unshakeable Mount Zion — illustrating the security behind 'they have not prevailed'.

Job 5:19 Parallel

In Job 5:19, deliverance from multiple troubles is promised — echoing the psalm's experience of many afflictions yet not overcome.

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus promises the church that 'gates of hell shall not prevail' — applying the psalm's victory language to the new covenant.

John 16:33 Parallel

In John 16:33, Jesus promises that though tribulation comes, He has overcome the world—parallel to the Psalm's affirmation that affliction has not prevailed.

Romans 8:35-39 echoes that no affliction can overcome believers—nothing can separate us from God's love, just as enemies did not prevail here.

Jeremiah 1:19 promises the prophet 'they shall not prevail against you'—directly parallel to the Psalm's 'they have not prevailed against me'.

Jeremiah 15:20 repeats the promise 'they shall not prevail over you'—same language and theme of divine protection from enemies.

Revelation 12:8 describes the dragon's defeat—they 'did not prevail'—mirroring the Psalm's theme of enemies failing to overcome God's people.

Ezra 5:5 Parallel

Ezra 5:5 shows God's eye on the Jews so opponents could not stop the temple work—a parallel to the Psalm's assurance that enemies do not prevail.